Flat 9, 33 Barnwood Close, Reading, RG30 1BY
About Flat 9
Flat 9 is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 12 units on file.
At 56 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 39 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Flat 9 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
Flat 9 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£188,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1BY: £320,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG30 1BY
Versus other Barnwood Close homes
Floor Area for Flat 9 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Ashmere Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







