What type of property is Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ sell for?

Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ last sold for £260,000 in June 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £190,000 in May 2009, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2009 and June 2016, Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ rose from £190,000 to £260,000, a change of £70,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

The current EPC rating for Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in March 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (511 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG4 7DJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ heated?

The latest EPC at Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ is in council tax band D.

Where is Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ located?

Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ sits in Caversham, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

Police records around Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

The closest primary school to Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ is Caversham Primary School (695m), one of 22 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is River Academy (729m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

The closest bus stop to Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ is Blossom Road, 88m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DJ

EPC B

Property type

End terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

48 m²

511 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band D

Overview

About Durham House

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

Durham House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 511 sq ft) and council tax band D. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Durham House (48–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2009) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2009–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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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.

Durham House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2019

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Durham House, Flat 1, 30 Symeon Place, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Durham House has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£260,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£260,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

29 June 2016Most recent
£260,000
+36.8%over 7 years
21 May 2009
£190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7DJ: £348,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in RG4 7DJ

On the street

Versus other Symeon Place homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Durham House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,474

Street avg £3,895

Strongly above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Above

Years Held

10 years

Street avg 10 years

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Blossom Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Caversham Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 7DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 7DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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