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23 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 02
Bedroom
1
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Abbey Gardens

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • ParkingUnderground
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era2nd Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

1decisions10documents6nearby
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Dec 2018
    RenovationHeritage
    Outcome 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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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Abbey Gardens's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.5% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£305,000

Growth on file: -0.5% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 April 2018Most recent

    £305,000

    -6.2%over 11 years
  2. 29 May 2006

    £325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 5TZ: £577,500 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Abbey Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 23 Abbey Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,910

Street avg £3,534

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Abbey Gardens

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG7 5TZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 5TZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 5TZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low
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60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Abbey Gardens, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.