212 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AB
About 212 Oxford Road
212 Oxford Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 is 23.4% below the 2022 sale of £675,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 154.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold June 2022 for £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Energy performance
212 Oxford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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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
A recent planning application at 212 Oxford Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
1 application on record at 212 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AB
- Nov 2023RenovationFullOutcome in report
Dropped Kerb
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 212 Oxford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 15 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2022Most recent
£675,000
+42.1%over 6 years30 March 2016
£475,000
+53.2%over 8 years21 November 2007
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1AB: £445,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 1AB
Versus other Oxford Road homes
212 Oxford Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,245
Street avg £4,070
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/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







