2 Salisbury Road, Reading, RG30 1BH
About 2 Salisbury Road
2 Salisbury Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 42.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 139.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £400,000.
Energy performance
2 Salisbury Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Salisbury 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
Latest sale on 2 Salisbury Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 42.8% per year over 2 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 42.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2023Most recent
£400,000
+77.8%over 1 year7 July 2021
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1BH: £210,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in RG30 1BH
Versus other Salisbury Road homes
2 Salisbury Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,255
Street avg £2,362
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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 - Oxford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Oxford Road Community School. 34 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
40.0dB







