1Radon: Testing advised
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53 Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB
Last sale£350,000Sep 2025 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£349,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC CAug 2024
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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2Uninsulated solid walls: EPC C
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
＋ 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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If it moved with Reading terrace prices
£349,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Mar 2015 | £188,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £320,000 · 3 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB | Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| Flat 3, Kennet Court, 42A Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB | Oct 2025 | £195,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 53 Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB | Sep 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 6 Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB | Jul 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 19 Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB | Jan 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| Flat 4, Kennet Court, 42A Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB | Nov 2023 | £213,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 57 Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB | Oct 2023 | £282,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 42A Charles Street, Reading, RG1 7DB | Aug 2023 | £15,000 | Other property | Freehold |
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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.
＋ 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.
View building and land map ↑The building
Uninsulated solid walls: EPC C
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
- 77 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: before 1900
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 200 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
- Civitas AcademyPrimary · 143 m · School remains Good
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 320 m · Standards maintained
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary · 694 m · School remains Good
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary · 694 m · Not judged
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 710 m · Good
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary · 830 m · School remains Good
- St Edward's Prep937 m
- River AcademySecondary · 992 m
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 1081 m · School remains Good
- Battle Primary AcademyPrimary · 1134 m · Not judged
- Horizons Ap Academy1187 m · Standards maintained
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 1304 m · Standards maintained
- The Deenway Montessori School1393 m
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1397 m · Not judged
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 1408 m · Outstanding
- Wilson Primary SchoolPrimary · 1440 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 4 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 219
RG1 7DB →Before you offer
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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 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?
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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