21 Dorset Street, Reading, RG30 1JU
About 21 Dorset Street
21 Dorset Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £376,000 in June 2022. Across the public record there are 4 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 96 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 85.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
21 Dorset 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 21 Dorset Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 20 years.
£376,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2022Most recent
£376,000
+34.3%over 6 years21 January 2016
£280,000
+55.6%over 2 years29 April 2013
£180,000
+80.0%over 10 years27 June 2002
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1JU: £280,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RG30 1JU
Versus other Dorset Street homes
On floor area, 21 Dorset Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,917
Street avg £2,674
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.1 km
Brock Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wilson Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







