208 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AB
About 208 Oxford Road
208 Oxford Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 17.5% below the 2021 sale of £445,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 103.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 129 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 36 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £445,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 December 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
208 Oxford Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 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.
£367,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£445,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 November 2021Most recent
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1AB: £455,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 1AB
Versus other Oxford Road homes
On epc rating, 208 Oxford Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,450
Street avg £4,118
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
356/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Reading West Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oxford Road Community School. 33 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
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB