The House CheckCheck before you offer

26 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JS

TerracedFreehold95 m² · EPC
Last sale£249,000Apr 2015 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£360,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DMar 2025
12MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

2 things to check

1Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

2Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Mar 2025

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Reading terrace prices

£360,000

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This home’s sale history

Apr 2005 £198,000Apr 2015 £249,000Apr 2005Apr 2015£249,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Apr 2015£249,000TerracedFreeholdA
Apr 2005£198,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £460,000 · 1 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
24 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJun 2026£365,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, 40 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJan 2026£146,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
13 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJan 2026£275,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
15A Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJul 2025£275,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
15 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSDec 2024£195,000Other propertyFreehold
24 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSAug 2024£365,000Semi-detachedFreehold
17 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSMay 2024£460,000TerracedFreehold
19 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSAug 2023£435,000Other propertyFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
Flat 2, 40 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSAug 2023£182,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSAug 2023£330,000TerracedFreehold
27 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSApr 2022£440,000TerracedFreehold
30 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSApr 2021£310,000TerracedFreehold
18 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSMar 2021£300,000TerracedFreehold
10 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJan 2020£370,000DetachedFreehold
11 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSFeb 2019£425,000TerracedFreehold
32 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSSep 2018£270,000TerracedFreehold
Flat 2, 40 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSFeb 2018£199,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
20 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJul 2017£295,000TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, 40 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJun 2017£240,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
40 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSDec 2016£275,000Semi-detachedFreehold
13 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJul 2016£255,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
11 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSSep 2015£370,000TerracedFreehold
26 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSApr 2015£249,000TerracedFreehold
Ground Floor Maisonette Flat 1, 2 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSDec 2013£107,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSSep 2013£210,000TerracedFreehold
18 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJun 2011£193,000TerracedFreehold
13A Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSApr 2007£186,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSFeb 2007£185,500TerracedFreehold
13 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSNov 2006£175,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
17 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSNov 2006£225,000TerracedFreehold
11 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSSep 2006£245,000TerracedFreehold
26 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSApr 2005£198,000Semi-detachedFreehold
24 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSNov 2002£175,000Semi-detachedFreehold
11 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSJun 2002£175,000TerracedFreehold
13 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSFeb 2001£110,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
13A Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSDec 2000£110,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
13 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSFeb 1998£13,500Flat / maisonetteFreehold
24 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSFeb 1997£46,000Semi-detachedFreehold
13 Carey Street, Reading, RG1 7JSMay 1996£42,300Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

Uninsulated solid walls: EPC D

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Mar 2025

Floor area
95 m²
Potential EPC band
B
Age band
England and Wales: 1900-1929
Walls (certificate wording)
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Mar 2025

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 271

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

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Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
  • Uninsulated solid walls: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

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Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

    Sources and licences

    Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

    Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

    © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

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