1Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
Flood Zone 2 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.
Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
16 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA
Last sale£385,000Jul 2016 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£453,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC DOct 2024
MapN ↑119 m ↔
Before you offer
3 things to check
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.
3Uninsulated solid walls: 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.
＋ Surface water flooding: Very low · Rivers and sea flooding: Low · Outside coal high-risk area
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 terrace prices
£453,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2016 | £385,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Dec 2007 | £245,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Apr 1997 | £68,950 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £395,000 · 7 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA | Jul 2025 | £462,400 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 31 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA | May 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 44 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA | Nov 2024 | £430,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 72 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA | Oct 2024 | £371,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 14 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA | Oct 2024 | £485,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 11 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA | Jul 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 58 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA | Jun 2024 | £320,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 3 Newport Road, Reading, RG1 8EA | Sep 2023 | £380,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
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The land
Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
Flood Zone 2 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.
Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
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.
＋ Surface water flooding: Very low · Rivers and sea flooding: 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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Uninsulated solid walls: 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.
- Floor area
- 42 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: before 1900
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
- 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
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 154 m · Good
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 537 m · Standards maintained
- Civitas AcademyPrimary · 710 m · School remains Good
- River AcademySecondary · 748 m
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 941 m · Standards maintained
- Queen Anne's School1007 m
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 1085 m · Standards maintained
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary · 1111 m · Good
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 1202 m · School remains Outstanding
- Caversham Preparatory School1230 m
- Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School1230 m
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 7 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 402
RG1 8EA →Before you offer
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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.
Compare survey levels →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.
- Uninsulated solid walls: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Flood planning zone: Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.
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