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.
48 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB
Last sale£143,000Aug 2004 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£306,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC DMay 2022
MapN ↑119 m ↔
Before you offer
3 things to check
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.
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: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very 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
£306,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2004 | £143,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Oct 1996 | £49,950 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £310,000 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB | Feb 2024 | £310,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 38 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB | Nov 2021 | £275,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 68 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB | Aug 2021 | £273,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 66 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB | Aug 2021 | £285,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 60 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB | Mar 2020 | £221,250 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 42 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB | Oct 2017 | £263,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 66 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB | Sep 2017 | £277,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 44 Brook Street West, Reading, RG1 6BB | Jul 2016 | £282,500 | 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 (1–3% 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: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: 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.
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
- 65 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
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary · 87 m · School remains Good
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 295 m · School remains Good
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 846 m · Good
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary · 853 m · School remains Good
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary · 853 m · Not judged
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 863 m · Outstanding
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 910 m · Not judged
- Civitas AcademyPrimary · 923 m · School remains Good
- The Deenway Montessori School944 m
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 983 m · Standards maintained
- The Abbey School Reading997 m
- St Edward's Prep1236 m
- The Palmer Primary AcademyPrimary · 1272 m · Good
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading1384 m
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 1388 m · Good
- Groveside School1409 m
- Hamilton School1463 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 4 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 221
RG1 6BB →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
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