What type of property is Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ sell for?

Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ last sold for £300,000 in February 2014, around 12 years ago. Before that, it sold for £265,000 in May 2011, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2011 and February 2014, Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ rose from £265,000 to £300,000, a change of £35,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

The current EPC rating for Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in September 2019. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ heated?

The latest EPC at Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ 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.

Where is Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ located?

Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ sits in Caversham, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG4 postcode district.

What is crime like near Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

Police records around Durham House, Flat 10, 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 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

The closest primary school to Durham House, Flat 10, 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.

How well connected is Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, RG4 7DJ?

The closest bus stop to Durham House, Flat 10, 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 10, 30 Symeon Place, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DJ

EPC B

Property type

End terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About Durham House

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

Durham House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 81 m² this is the 7th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Durham House, where floor areas span 48–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 2011–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 13.3% above the 2014 sale price.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2

Outside

Communal gardenYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2019

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2019from Mar 2009

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation

Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

4%91%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Durham House, Flat 10, 30 Symeon Place, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Durham House has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£300,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

27 February 2014Most recent
£300,000
+13.2%over 2 years
4 May 2011
£265,000

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.

Habitable Rooms for Durham House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,704

Street avg £4,092

On par

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Flat

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Reading report

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

Crime

3/mo

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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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