Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Catherine Street, Reading, RG30 1DN
Estimated value
£309,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£260,000)+19%
- Against RG30 1DN's recent median (£318,000)-3%
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£309,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£260,000)+19%
- Against RG30 1DN's recent median (£318,000)-3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Catherine Street is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 1DN. 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
90 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in RG30 1DN
5 sales, median £318,000 (2026–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| 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 |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1DN: £318,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in RG30 1DN
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.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Catherine Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Catherine Street is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 90 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Aug 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 August 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Catherine Street, Reading, RG30 1DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Catherine Street has no planning applications on record.
3
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Catherine Street homes
Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Catherine Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,889
Street avg £3,155
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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.
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
Reading West Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oxford Road Community School. 34 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary333m
- Battle Primary AcademyPrimary566m
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary596m
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary596m
Nearest stops
- Reading West Rail StationRailway station138m
- Reading West Rail Station - Oxford RoadBus stop145m
- Reading West Rail StationRailway station160m
- Beresford RoadBus stop238m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,080 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour603 reports12%
- Other Theft384 reports8%
- Public Order384 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG30 1DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Catherine Street is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 1DN. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 1 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 1 Catherine Street was lodged in August 2020 at band E and is valid until August 2030. 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 1 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 34 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG30 1DN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 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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