28 Dorset Street, Reading, RG30 1JU
About 28 Dorset Street
28 Dorset Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) 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.
It hasn't traded since January 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 sits 466.4% above the 1997 sale of £56,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 68.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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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
28 Dorset Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 28 Dorset Street, Reading, RG30 1JU
- Dec 2005ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to rear of property
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 050453
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2005Decision
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Sales history & valuation
28 Dorset Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£56,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 January 1997Most recent
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1JU: £280,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 1JU
Versus other Dorset Street homes
On price per m², 28 Dorset Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£681
Street avg £2,865
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB