29 Valentia Road, Reading, RG30 1DH
About 29 Valentia Road
29 Valentia Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £269,950. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 16.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 87.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 32 EPCs).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
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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
29 Valentia 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 21 years.
£269,950
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
1 May 2019Most recent
£269,950
+17.1%over 3 years22 July 2015
£230,600
+45.0%over 9 years1 December 2005
£159,000
+127.3%over 7 years27 August 1998
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1DH: £251,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RG30 1DH
Versus other Valentia Road homes
29 Valentia Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,749
Street avg £2,660
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
West Village - Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Battle Primary Academy. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB