20 Salisbury Road, Reading, RG30 1BJ
About 20 Salisbury Road
20 Salisbury Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 524.5% above the 1995 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 69.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
2 applications on record at 20 Salisbury Road, Reading, RG30 1BJ
- Jan 2007Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion into 2 units and loft conversion
Subdivision- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/06/1380
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJan 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
20 Salisbury Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£53,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 November 1995Most recent
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1BJ: £325,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 1BJ
Versus other Salisbury Road homes
On price per m², 20 Salisbury Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£639
Street avg £2,707
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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. 33 schools nearby.
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