Ashdown House, Flat 18, Battle Square, Reading, RG30 1AX
About Ashdown House
Ashdown House is a property in Reading (RG30 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1102 sq ft) and council tax band C. At 102 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in Ashdown House, where floor areas span 46–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 24% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Ashdown House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2020
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Planning history
Ashdown House 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
Ashdown House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2010Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1AX: £240,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 1AX
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Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Feb 2024
£214,000Ashdown House, Flat 19, Battle Square, Reading, RG30 1AX
Sold Mar 2023
£242,000Ashdown House, Flat 5, Battle Square, Reading, RG30 1AX
Sold Nov 2022
£240,000Ashdown House, Flat 10, Battle Square, Reading, RG30 1AX
Sold Jun 2021
£260,000
Versus other Battle Square homes
On floor area, Ashdown House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,953
Street avg £3,023
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Years Held
16 years
Street avg 12 years
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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
0.2 km
Portman Road Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wilson Primary School. 31 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
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







