23 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ
About 23 Abbey Gardens
23 Abbey Gardens is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Upper Woolhampton, Reading, Reading (RG7 5TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 78 m² this is the 16th smallest of 60 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–381 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 60 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 78 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 59 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingUnderground
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
23 Abbey Gardens has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at 23 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ
- Dec 2018RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Internal renovation of residential apartment including demolition and relocation of a number of internal non-structural partition walls, redecoration and replacement interior finishes
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02554/LBC2
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Sales history & valuation
23 Abbey Gardens's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 12 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
5 April 2018Most recent
£305,000
-6.2%over 11 years29 May 2006
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 5TZ: £577,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG7 5TZ
21 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ
Sold Oct 2025
£577,50012 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ
Sold Feb 2025
£685,00015 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ
Sold Jun 2024
£1,100,00022 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ
Sold Apr 2024
£490,0008 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ
Sold Aug 2023
£420,000
Versus other Abbey Gardens homes
EPC Rating for 23 Abbey Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,910
Street avg £3,534
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
Douai Abbey Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Woolhampton C.E. Primary School. 3 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
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







