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12 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PU

Semi-detachedFreehold83 m² · EPC
Last sale£141,000Dec 2003 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading semi-detached prices£325,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingVery low
EnergyEPC CJul 2023
MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area · EPC C

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 semi-detached prices

£325,000

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This home’s sale history

SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Dec 2003£141,000Semi-detachedFreeholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
48 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUDec 2024£365,000TerracedFreehold
6 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJul 2023£382,000Semi-detachedFreehold
23 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJul 2022£344,000TerracedFreehold
4 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUFeb 2022£280,000Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJan 2021£335,000Semi-detachedFreehold
38 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJun 2020£290,000TerracedFreehold
1 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUSep 2019£303,000Semi-detachedFreehold
26 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJul 2018£302,000TerracedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
7 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUNov 2017£335,000Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUSep 2016£310,000Semi-detachedFreehold
38 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUSep 2016£260,000TerracedFreehold
34 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUNov 2015£265,000TerracedFreehold
3 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUSep 2015£290,000Semi-detachedFreehold
26 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUAug 2011£168,500TerracedFreehold
38 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUMar 2011£170,000TerracedFreehold
2 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJul 2007£100,000Semi-detachedFreehold
36 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJul 2007£185,000TerracedFreehold
4 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJul 2006£170,000Semi-detachedFreehold
38 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUFeb 2006£155,000TerracedFreehold
23 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUSep 2004£150,000TerracedFreehold
12 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUDec 2003£141,000Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJul 2003£158,000Semi-detachedFreehold
9 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUMay 2003£164,000Semi-detachedFreehold
32 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJan 2003£129,500Semi-detachedFreehold
4 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJan 2003£154,000Semi-detachedFreehold
6 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUApr 2002£142,500Semi-detachedFreehold
7 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUDec 2001£137,000Semi-detachedFreehold
38 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUOct 2001£117,000TerracedFreehold
47 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUSep 2001£130,000TerracedFreehold
45 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJun 2001£115,000TerracedFreehold
3 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUMar 2001£125,200Semi-detachedFreehold
26 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUOct 2000£99,000TerracedFreehold
7 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUFeb 2000£89,000Semi-detachedFreehold
41 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUOct 1998£71,000TerracedFreehold
35 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUAug 1998£77,000Semi-detachedFreehold
1 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUJun 1998£81,000Semi-detachedFreehold
34 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUMar 1998£73,000TerracedFreehold
37 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUSep 1997£17,588TerracedFreehold
48 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUApr 1997£60,950TerracedFreehold
16 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUSep 1996£57,950TerracedFreehold
26 Margaret Close, Reading, RG2 8PUAug 1996£47,000TerracedFreehold
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The land

+ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon 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 C

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EPC · Jul 2023

Floor area
83 m²
Potential EPC band
B
Age band
England and Wales: 1967-1975
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, filled cavity
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

EPC · Jul 2023

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): 3 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 211

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      Sources and licences

      Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

      Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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