Property data
Sale history
Date Paid price Annual growth After inflation
Apr 2025 £601,000 * 5.0% 2.5%
Aug 1999 £170,000 na na

*This price paid record has been flagged by Land Registry as a 'Category B: Additional Price Paid entry'. This could be due to a variety of reasons, such as the sale being a buy-to-let purchase, a repossession or a transfer to a limited company. When Land Registry suspects that a sale does not reflect full market value (e.g. part-ownership or right to buy), these transactions can be flagged as well. For this reason, we exclude them from our area statistics.

Floor plan

Archived estate agent floor plan for 73, Russell Street.

Floorplan 73
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Internal area
177 square metres (1,905 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £3,395 per square metre (£315 per square foot) in Apr 2025. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £3,321 per square metre (£309 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Apr 2025 £601,000 £3,395 £587,900 £3,321
Aug 1999 £170,000 £960 £649,437 £3,669

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 177 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.

Valuation
The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £587,900. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Reading are now selling for between £3,280 and £4,310 per square metre (£304 and £400 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 177 m², this implies a valuation between £581,000 and £763,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
Bedrooms
4
Type
Semi-detached
Council tax band
na
Company ownership
Title number
BK159993
Tenure
Freehold
Title address
73 Russell Street, Reading
Owner
VIVAS INVESTMENTS LTD (Company reference number: 15746110)
Proprietor address: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX, 68a Beverley Drive, Edgware HA8 5NF
Price paid on title: £601,000
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 28 Apr 2025
Archived listings
History:
Archived sales listing for 73 Russell Street. Advertised on multiple portals. It was added on 01/09/2023.
Photos:

There are 14 archived estate agent listing photos for 73 Russell Street.

Photos for 73 Russell Street
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Advertiser remarks:
  • 5 bedrooms
  • 7 bathrooms
Planning applications
Planning ref:
April 2025 PL/25/0346
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application approved
Address:
73 Russell Street, Reading,
Description:
Change of use of the existing 7-bedroom Guest House into a 6-bedroom 6 occupant HMO (class C4)

Planning ref:
February 2025 PL/24/1553
Type:
Full and householder planning application ; this application involves multiple dwellings
Status:
Application refused
Address:
73 Russell Street, Reading,
Description:
Change of use of the existing 7-bedroom Guest House into a 6 bedroom HMO (amended description)
EPC Inspections
Summary:
03 October 2025 - energy performance certificate grade C
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
None of the above
Tenure:
Unknown
Property type:
Semi-Detached House , has 8 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1930 to 1949
Area:
177 sqm (1,905 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, with internal insulation. Roof: Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
30 September 2025 - energy performance certificate grade D
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
None of the above
Tenure:
Unknown
Property type:
Semi-Detached House , has 8 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1930 to 1949
Area:
177 sqm (1,905 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Frequently asked questions

73 Russell Street is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.

  • HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £587,900.
  • Based on an internal area of 177 m² and recent prices in Reading, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £581,000 to £763,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 73 Russell Street last sold for £601,000 in April 2025.

HouseMetric shows 73 Russell Street as 177 m² (1,905 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 4 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is C, from an inspection dated 03 October 2025. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

73 Russell Street is in postcode RG1 7XG, in Reading. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Russell Street, RG1 7XG or analysis of the Reading property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 1 June 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.