19 Dovecote Road, Reading, RG2 8UJ
About 19 Dovecote Road
19 Dovecote Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 459 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £255,000. 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. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£556/sq ft) was about 95.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 24 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
19 Dovecote Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 November 2021
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Planning history
19 Dovecote 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 14 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2022Most recent
£255,000
+50.0%over 6 years29 March 2015
£170,000
+14.5%over 2 years22 April 2012
£148,500
-5.7%over 4 years25 October 2007
£157,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8UJ: £330,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Dovecote Road homes
On price per m², 19 Dovecote Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,986
Street avg £4,082
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Crime
327/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Engineers Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Geoffrey Field Junior School. 17 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.1dB







