13 Downham Court, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HP
About 13 Downham Court
13 Downham Court is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 62 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (44–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £200,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 62 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 46.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
13 Downham Court has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 19 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 July 2021Most recent
£200,000
+44.9%over 7 years28 February 2014
£138,000
+15.0%over 7 years6 July 2006
£119,950
+6.2%over 3 years5 September 2002
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8HP: £176,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG2 8HP
9 Downham Court, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HP
Sold Apr 2024
£170,0008 Downham Court, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HP
Sold Jan 2024
£175,00033 Downham Court, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HP
Sold Sept 2021
£176,0004 Downham Court, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HP
Sold Aug 2021
£190,00034 Downham Court, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HP
Sold Jul 2021
£195,000
Versus other Shinfield Road homes
On floor area, 13 Downham Court stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,226
Street avg £2,844
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Downham Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Whiteknights Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB