The House CheckCheck before you offer

1 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QE

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold59 m² · EPC
Last sale£181,000Mar 2013 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£271,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DOct 2020
12MapN ↑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

2 things to check

1Leasehold: Lease documents needed

The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.

Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.

HM Land Registry · Mar 2013

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

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC D

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 flat prices

£271,000

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This home’s sale history

Nov 1996 £58,000Jul 1998 £87,000Mar 1999 £87,000Aug 2003 £129,000Mar 2013 £181,000Nov 1996Mar 2013£181,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Mar 2013£181,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Aug 2003£129,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Mar 1999£87,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Jul 1998£87,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Nov 1996£58,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £227,500 · 4 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
4 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEJan 2026£179,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEAug 2025£210,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
7 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEDec 2024£297,000TerracedFreehold
27 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QESep 2024£310,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
6 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEFeb 2024£245,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEJan 2023£290,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEJul 2019£220,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
22 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMay 2019£205,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
5 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEDec 2018£229,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
3 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMar 2017£240,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
23 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEOct 2015£312,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
24 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEAug 2014£245,000TerracedFreehold
20 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMar 2014£185,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEJan 2014£154,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMar 2013£181,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
28 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEJun 2011£145,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
15 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMar 2011£170,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
19 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QENov 2010£184,250Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
17 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QESep 2010£183,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
27 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMar 2010£235,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEJun 2008£191,064Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEFeb 2005£151,000TerracedLeasehold
28 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMar 2004£142,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
27 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEFeb 2004£250,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEAug 2003£129,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
21 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEOct 2002£139,950TerracedLeasehold
5 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEFeb 2001£96,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
28 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEApr 2000£96,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
19 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEOct 1999£115,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
11 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QESep 1999£86,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QESep 1999£119,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
4 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMay 1999£69,995Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
28 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEApr 1999£76,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEMar 1999£87,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
15 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEJan 1999£92,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEJul 1998£87,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
1 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QENov 1996£58,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
18 Waterside Gardens, Reading, RG1 6QEFeb 1995£28,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

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

+ 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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The building

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 · Oct 2020

Floor area
59 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1983-1990
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
Roof (certificate wording)
(another dwelling above)
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Room heaters, electric
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Oct 2020

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): 5 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 620

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Lease documents

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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.

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

Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences

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