16 Catherine Street, Reading, RG30 1DN
About 16 Catherine Street
16 Catherine Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 15.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2024
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Planning history
16 Catherine Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 16 Catherine Street, Reading, RG30 1DN
- Apr 2023ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear extension measuring 3.45m in depth, with a maximum height of 2.97m, and 2.7m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of theTown and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/23/0306
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 18 years.
£271,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2017Most recent
£271,000
+68.3%over 13 years19 November 2004
£161,000
+19.3%over 6 months13 May 2004
£135,000
+54.3%over 4 years8 November 1999
£87,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1DN: £320,500 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in RG30 1DN
Versus other Catherine Street homes
Floor Area for 16 Catherine Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,712
Street avg £3,063
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Reading West Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oxford Road Community School. 34 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB