What type of property is 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG last sold for £170,500 in July 2010, around 16 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £85,000 in June 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

Across 3 sales between June 2000 and July 2010, 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG rose from £85,000 to £170,500, a change of £85,500. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

The current EPC rating for 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in November 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,015 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG30 1DG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG heated?

The latest EPC at 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG is in council tax band C.

Where is 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG located?

56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG sits in Reading. It falls within the RG30 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

Police records around 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG show an average of 356 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

The closest primary school to 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG is Battle Primary Academy (453m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is River Academy (984m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG?

The closest bus stop to 56 Catherine Street, RG30 1DG is Beresford Road, 82m away. The nearest rail option is Reading West Rail Station, 288m away.

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56 Catherine Street, Reading, RG30 1DG

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£277,000

Since the 2010 sale (£170,500)+62%
Against RG30 1DG's recent median (£285,000)-3%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

94 m²

1015 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£277,000

Against its 2010 sale (£170,500)+62%
Against RG30 1DG's recent median (£285,000)-3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 56 Catherine Street is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 1DG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
94 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2009
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in RG30 1DG
5 sales, median £285,000 (2025–2022)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

56 Catherine Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Sales timeline

4 July 2010Most recent
£170,500
+20.1%over 7 years
12 December 2002
£142,000
+67.1%over 2 years
22 June 2000
£85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1DG: £285,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in RG30 1DG

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 56 Catherine Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

56 Catherine Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1015 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 sits 62.5% above the 2010 sale of £170,500. At 94 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

56 Catherine Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2019

Current Certificate

Nov 2009

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 November 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Catherine Street, Reading, RG30 1DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Catherine Street 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.

On the street

Versus other Catherine Street homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 56 Catherine Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,808

Street avg £2,503

Below

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

356/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Beresford Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Battle Primary Academy. 32 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Battle Primary AcademyPrimary453m
Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary505m
Wilson Primary SchoolPrimary648m
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary696m

Nearest stops

Beresford RoadBus stop82m
West Village - TescoBus stop228m
Reading West Rail StationRailway station288m
Reading West Rail StationRailway station306m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,080 reports42%
Anti-social Behaviour603 reports12%
Other Theft384 reports8%
Public Order384 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG30 1DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG30 1DG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 56 Catherine Street is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 1DG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 56 Catherine Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 56 Catherine Street was lodged in November 2009 at band E and expired in November 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 56 Catherine Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 32 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG30 1DG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 56 Catherine Street is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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