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.
257 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB
Last sale£440,000Dec 2020 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£521,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC BSep 2018
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · Not in a higher-radon area · EPC B
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
£521,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2020 | £440,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Oct 2018 | £468,500 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £505,000 · 3 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB | Aug 2025 | £562,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 247 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB | Aug 2024 | £490,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 297 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB | May 2024 | £505,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 259 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB | May 2023 | £500,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 289 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB | May 2023 | £550,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 261 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB | Oct 2022 | £535,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 275 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB | Jun 2022 | £490,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 263 Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 6AB | Mar 2022 | £535,000 | 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.
＋ 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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EPC B
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
- 103 m²
- Potential EPC band
- A
- Age band
- 2017
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.27 W/m²K
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.12 W/m²K
- Windows (certificate wording)
- High performance glazing
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler& underfloor, 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
- Green Park Village Primary AcademyPrimary · 181 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 4 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 398
RG2 6AB →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
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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.
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