1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
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Flat 49, Hermitage Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7LF
Last sale£204,950Aug 2009 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£324,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC BMar 2024
MapN ↑238 m ↔
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2Radon: 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 · EPC B
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 flat prices
£324,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2009 | £204,950 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A · New build |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £270,000 · 15 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 31, Hermitage Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7LF | Nov 2025 | £295,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 46, Hermitage Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7LF | Oct 2025 | £270,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 7, 118 Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7HT | Sep 2025 | £305,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 22, Hermitage Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7LF | Sep 2025 | £290,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 142 Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7HT | Mar 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| Flat 14, 118 Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7HT | Oct 2024 | £210,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 15, 118 Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7HT | Oct 2024 | £230,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 6, 118 Chatham Street, Reading, RG1 7HT | Oct 2024 | £215,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
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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.
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EPC B
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
- 75 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 2007-2011
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (another dwelling above)
- 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 · 154 m · School remains Good
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 487 m · Standards maintained
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 679 m · Good
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary · 729 m · School remains Good
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary · 783 m · School remains Good
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary · 783 m · Not judged
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 932 m · School remains Good
- St Edward's Prep1074 m
- River AcademySecondary · 1116 m
- The Deenway Montessori School1206 m
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 1224 m · Outstanding
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 1237 m · Standards maintained
- Battle Primary AcademyPrimary · 1299 m · Not judged
- Horizons Ap Academy1345 m · Standards maintained
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1400 m · Not judged
- The Abbey School Reading1494 m
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.
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.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
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Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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