21 Beresford Road, Reading, RG30 1DD
About 21 Beresford Road
21 Beresford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Last sale on file: £315,000 in March 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 63.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
21 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
21 Beresford Road saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 9 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2022Most recent
£315,000
+5.0%over 5 years14 November 2016
£300,000
+33.3%over 2 years21 July 2014
£225,000
+40.6%over 11 months15 August 2013
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1DD: £275,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RG30 1DD
Versus other Beresford Road homes
21 Beresford Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,706
Street avg £2,842
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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.
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
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







