1Surface water flooding: Medium
Heavy rain can collect around the home and affect insurance costs.
Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
18 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ET
Last sale£169,950Jan 2004 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£395,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingMedium
EnergyEPC DJan 2021
MapN ↑119 m ↔
Before you offer
4 things to check
2Flood 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.
3Radon: 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.
4Uninsulated 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.
＋ 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
£395,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2004 | £169,950 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Aug 2003 | £115,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £350,000 · 5 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ET | Feb 2026 | £386,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 2 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ET | Jan 2026 | £337,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 24 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ET | Mar 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 33 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ET | Mar 2024 | £328,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 50 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8EP | Jan 2024 | £353,250 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 27 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ER | Dec 2023 | £350,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 41 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ET | Feb 2023 | £310,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 1, Cardiff Mews Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8EF | Jan 2023 | £177,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
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The land
Surface water flooding: Medium
Heavy rain can collect around the home and affect insurance costs.
Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
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.
＋ 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.
View building and land map ↑The building
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
- 80 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1900-1929
- 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 · 201 m · Good
- Civitas AcademyPrimary · 383 m · School remains Good
- River AcademySecondary · 779 m
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 780 m · Standards maintained
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 807 m · Standards maintained
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary · 1203 m · School remains Good
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary · 1203 m · Not judged
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1209 m · Standards maintained
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary · 1214 m · School remains Good
- Queen Anne's School1319 m
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 1349 m · School remains Good
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 1404 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Edward's Prep1407 m
- The Deenway Montessori School1411 m
- Caversham Primary SchoolPrimary · 1434 m · Good
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 1479 m · Outstanding
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 7 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 402
RG1 8ET →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.
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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?
- Surface water flooding: Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about a flood search.
- 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
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