506 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EF
About 506 Oxford Road
506 Oxford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in December 1999. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 270.5% above the 1999 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
506 Oxford 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
506 Oxford Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 24.4% per year over 2 years.
£88,000
Growth on file: 24.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
13 December 1999Most recent
£88,000
+50.4%over 1 year30 January 1998
£58,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1EF: £245,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in RG30 1EF
Versus other Oxford Road homes
Price per m² for 506 Oxford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£863
Street avg £27,802
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.0 km
Wantage Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Wilson Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







