52 Beresford Road, Reading, RG30 1BT
About 52 Beresford Road
52 Beresford Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 18.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £325,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 February 2031
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 52 Beresford Road, Reading, RG30 1BT
- Mar 2018AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of part of the ground floor as a 1 bedroom self-contained flat
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/17/1619
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentMar 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 52 Beresford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2021Most recent
£325,000
+44.4%over 13 years7 April 2008
£225,000
+21.6%over 5 years20 December 2002
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1BT: £250,000 (2022–2007).
Versus other Beresford Road homes
52 Beresford Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,009
Street avg £3,251
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
356/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Beresford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Oxford Road Community School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







