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 99.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 28.1% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Nov 2021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
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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.
£266,000
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 (2025–2022).
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 £3,998
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







