6 Valentia Road, Reading, RG30 1DL
About 6 Valentia Road
6 Valentia Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 40 m² this is the 4th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £172,000 in September 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2018–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -21.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 96.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
6 Valentia Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 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
6 Valentia Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -21.1% per year over 1 year.
£172,000
Growth on file: -21.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
26 September 2019Most recent
£172,000
+46.4%over 6 months14 March 2019
£117,500
-2.1%14 March 2019
£120,000
+4066.7%14 March 2019
£2,880
-98.7%over 7 months7 August 2018
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1DL: £268,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RG30 1DL
Versus other Valentia Road homes
6 Valentia Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,300
Street avg £3,892
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 43 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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
0.1 km
Beresford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Battle Primary Academy. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB