230 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AB
About 230 Oxford Road
230 Oxford Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 40.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in May 2019.
Energy performance
230 Oxford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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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
230 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
230 Oxford Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 1 year.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
22 May 2019Most recent
£250,000
+6.4%7 March 2019
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1AB: £445,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 1AB
Versus other Oxford Road homes
EPC Rating for 230 Oxford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,137
Street avg £4,220
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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.
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
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







