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5 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RD

TerracedFreehold64 m² · EPC
Last sale£294,000Jul 2019 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£358,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingMedium
EnergyEPC DMay 2019
123MapN ↑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

3 things to check

1Surface water flooding: Medium

Heavy rain can collect around the home and affect insurance costs.

Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.

Environment Agency · Jun 2026

2Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% 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

3Uninsulated 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 · May 2019

+ Rivers and sea flooding: 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

£358,000

How does the asking price compare?

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This home’s sale history

Jun 2009 £168,000Oct 2014 £225,000Jul 2019 £294,000Jun 2009Jul 2019£294,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Jul 2019£294,000TerracedFreeholdA
Oct 2014£225,000TerracedFreeholdA
Jun 2009£168,000TerracedFreeholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £325,000 · 3 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
6 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDMar 2026£500,000TerracedFreehold
9 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDNov 2025£325,000TerracedFreehold
6 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDOct 2025£250,000TerracedFreehold
3 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDSep 2021£210,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
5 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDJul 2019£294,000TerracedFreehold
5 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDOct 2014£225,000TerracedFreehold
3 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDNov 2012£155,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
5 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDJun 2009£168,000TerracedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
8 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDMar 2006£233,000Semi-detachedFreehold
3 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDDec 2001£104,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
8 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDJul 2000£140,000Semi-detachedFreehold
1 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDNov 1999£86,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
9 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDApr 1997£55,000TerracedFreehold
3 Boult Street, Reading, RG1 4RDAug 1995£41,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

Surface water flooding: Medium

Heavy rain can collect around the home and affect insurance costs.

Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.

Environment Agency · Jun 2026

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% 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

+ Rivers and sea flooding: 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 · May 2019

Floor area
64 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, 250 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · May 2019

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: 296

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Next steps

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

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

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.

Ask the conveyancer

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

  • Surface water flooding: Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
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.

INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences