12b, High Street, Goring, Reading, RG8 9AR
About 12b
12b is an end-of-terrace house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–158 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 13 units on file.
Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 82.3% above the 2025 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 34% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £130,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2025. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 October 2031
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12b, High Street, Goring, Reading, RG8 9AR
- Sept 2025Change of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Change of use from Commercial to Residential. No external changes to be made at all. Internally an improved staircase and to the existing loft conversion will be installed. The current tea point will be converted into a proper kitchen. Existing toilet and shower room to remain as is.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P25/S1937/N5D
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Sales history & valuation
£237,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 June 2025Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9AR: £312,500 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in RG8 9AR
3 Brewery Cottages, High Street, Goring, Reading, RG8 9AR
Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Sept 2017
£312,50014a, Flat, High Street, Goring, Reading, RG8 9AR
Sold Mar 2017
£273,0001 Brewery Cottages, High Street, Goring, Reading, RG8 9AR
Sold Feb 2017
£457,0002 Brewery Cottages, High Street, Goring, Reading, RG8 9AR
Sold Jan 2015
£273,000
Versus other High Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 12b lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glebe Ride — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







