5 Blandford Road, Reading, RG2 8RA
About 5 Blandford Road
5 Blandford Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8RA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 151.8% above the 2002 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
5 Blandford Road 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
5 Blandford Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.7% per year over 4 years.
£137,000
Growth on file: 17.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2002Most recent
£137,000
+106.0%over 4 years17 November 1997
£66,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8RA: £201,000 (2023–2007).
Versus other Blandford Road homes
On price per m², 5 Blandford Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,412
Street avg £3,123
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Ambrook Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hartland High School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB