What kind of home is 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU?

8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU sell for?

8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU last sold for £225,000 in February 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £74,000 in January 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 1999 and February 2015, 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU rose from £74,000 to £225,000, a change of £151,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in October 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU?

8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (746 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG30 1JU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU use?

The latest EPC at 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU?

8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU in?

8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU sits in Reading. It falls within the RG30 postcode district.

Is 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU show an average of 356 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU?

The closest primary school to 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU is Wilson Primary School (411m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is River Academy (1.2km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU?

The closest bus stop to 8 Dorset Street, RG30 1JU is Brock Gardens, 149m away. The nearest rail option is Reading West Rail Station, 1.1km away.

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8 Dorset Street, Reading, RG30 1JU

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£306,000

Since the 2015 sale (£225,000)+36%
Against RG30 1JU's recent median (£330,000)-7%

Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

69 m²

746 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£306,000

Against its 2015 sale (£225,000)+36%
Against RG30 1JU's recent median (£330,000)-7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Dorset Street is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 1JU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
69 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2011
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in RG30 1JU
5 sales, median £330,000 (2026–2022)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Sales timeline

27 February 2015Most recent
£225,000
+45.2%over 3 years
16 December 2011
£155,000
+109.5%over 12 years
22 January 1999
£74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1JU: £330,000 (2026–2022).

Nearby sales in RG30 1JU

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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Overview

About 8 Dorset Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Dorset Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1JU). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 746 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 36% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2015.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Dorset Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2021

Current Certificate

Oct 2011

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 October 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Dorset Street, Reading, RG30 1JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

On the street

Versus other Dorset Street homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 Dorset Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,246

Street avg £2,790

On par

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

Full Reading report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

356/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.

Nearest schools

Wilson Primary SchoolPrimary411m
Battle Primary AcademyPrimary828m
Ranikhet AcademyPrimary950m
River AcademySecondary1.2km

Nearest stops

Brock GardensBus stop149m
Pond HouseBus stop228m
Bridgewater CloseBus stop229m
Wantage RoadBus stop286m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,080 reports42%
Anti-social Behaviour603 reports12%
Other Theft384 reports8%
Public Order384 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG30 1JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG30 1JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 8 Dorset Street is modelled from its 69 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 1JU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 8 Dorset Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Dorset Street was lodged in October 2011 at band E and expired in October 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Dorset Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 29 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG30 1JU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 8 Dorset Street is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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