17 Beresford Road, Reading, RG30 1DD
About 17 Beresford Road
17 Beresford Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 161.5% above the 2002 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 47.7% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
17 Beresford 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
17 Beresford Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 4 years.
£117,000
Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
2 May 2002Most recent
£117,000
+98.3%over 4 years12 December 1997
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1DD: £315,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RG30 1DD
Versus other Beresford Road homes
Price per m² for 17 Beresford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,360
Street avg £3,055
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Beresford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Oxford Road Community School. 34 schools nearby.
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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
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB