1Uninsulated 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.
5 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU
Last sale£268,000Mar 2016 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£325,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC DJan 2020
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon 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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If it moved with Reading terrace prices
£325,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | £268,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Aug 2006 | £194,950 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Aug 2004 | £179,650 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Jun 1999 | £95,950 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Jul 1998 | £84,500 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £302,500 · 2 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU | Mar 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 16 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU | Feb 2024 | £320,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 30 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU | Jul 2022 | £427,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 25 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU | Mar 2022 | £285,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 29 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU | Sep 2021 | £292,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 15 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU | Jan 2021 | £300,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 15 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU | Apr 2019 | £286,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 24 Amherst Road, Reading, RG6 1NU | Apr 2019 | £264,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
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The land
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon 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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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.
- Floor area
- 68 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, 150 mm loft insulation
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- Alfred Sutton Primary SchoolPrimary · 276 m · School remains Good
- UTC ReadingSecondary · 465 m · Not judged
- Maiden Erlegh School in ReadingSecondary · 469 m · School remains Good
- Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 559 m · School remains Good
- Redlands Primary SchoolPrimary · 1015 m · Not judged
- Aldryngton Primary SchoolPrimary · 1191 m · Not judged
- University of Reading1225 m
- Addington School1239 m · School remains Outstanding
- Highwood Primary SchoolPrimary · 1246 m · Good
- Maiden Erlegh SchoolSecondary · 1309 m · Standards maintained
- The Bulmershe SchoolSecondary · 1330 m
- Reading SchoolSecondary · 1437 m · Outstanding
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 147
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Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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