1 The Ashes, The Square, Reading RG7 1BF

Detached house · Built 1996-2002 · 101 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

This certificate lists no outstanding recommendations.

Running costs

£2,074
per year at grade E
£1,026
per year at grade A

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2016, states £1,457 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

5 January 2012£295,000
2 February 2007£322,500
1 March 2000£190,000

Estimated today: £534,260 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

The Ashes: 9 sales since 1995 · £535,000 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Lambs Lane Primary SchoolPrimary0.6 mi
Grazeley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi
Alder Grove Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.0 mi
Oakbank SchoolSecondary0.6 miNot in the KS4 performance tables
Hartland High SchoolSecondary2.1 miNot in the KS4 performance tables
Reading Girls' SchoolSecondary2.9 miProgress 8 +0.05 · average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

4.4
crimes a month
40
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 50% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01035266, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

The Ashes

How this home sits against its street.

3
graded homes
58.7
average score
E
most common grade
-10.7
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.