15 Alma Street, Reading, RG30 1JS
About 15 Alma Street
15 Alma Street is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1JS). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £350,000 in May 2022. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 85 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 90.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
15 Alma Street 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
Latest sale on 15 Alma Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 24 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2022Most recent
£350,000
+38.6%over 6 years18 June 2015
£252,500
+5.2%over 7 months19 November 2014
£239,950
+35.2%over 3 years10 December 2010
£177,500
+71.6%over 10 years5 April 2000
£103,450
+39.8%over 2 years13 March 1998
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1JS: £265,000 (2024–2019).
Versus other Alma Street homes
Price per m² for 15 Alma Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,118
Street avg £2,933
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Pond House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wilson Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB