15 Chester Street, Reading, RG30 1LR
About 15 Chester Street
15 Chester Street is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1LR). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 844 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 11.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 72.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
15 Chester Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
15 Chester 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 10 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2021Most recent
£260,000
+57.6%over 10 years12 October 2010
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1LR: £280,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 1LR
Versus other Chester Street homes
On epc rating, 15 Chester Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,318
Street avg £2,671
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.1 km
Wantage Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB