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57 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3DA
Last sale£350,000Oct 2019 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading semi-detached prices£427,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DFeb 2018
MapN ↑119 m ↔
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＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC D
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 semi-detached prices
£427,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2019 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold | A |
| Dec 2018 | £278,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £371,000 · 3 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3BP | Jul 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 95 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3BS | Jan 2026 | £383,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 260 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3BP | Oct 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 53 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3DA | Jun 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 71 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3BU | Apr 2025 | £371,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 105 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3BS | Mar 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 252 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3BP | Mar 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 2 Gainsborough Road, Reading, RG30 3BX | Feb 2025 | £351,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
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The land
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.
＋ Flood risk 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.
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EPC D
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- Floor area
- 82 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, filled cavity
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 300 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
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic SchoolSecondary · 419 m · School remains Good
- Southcote Primary SchoolPrimary · 426 m · Good
- Manor Primary SchoolPrimary · 542 m · Good
- The Holy Brook School542 m · Some aspects not as strong
- King's Academy ProspectSecondary · 725 m · Good
- The WREN SchoolSecondary · 755 m · Requires improvement
- Kennet Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · 1127 m · Not judged
- St Michael's Primary SchoolPrimary · 1253 m · School remains Good
- Horizons Ap Academy1268 m · Standards maintained
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1292 m · School remains Good
- Battle Primary AcademyPrimary · 1362 m · Not judged
- St Edward's Prep1434 m
- Churchend Primary AcademyPrimary · 1475 m · Good
- Wilson Primary SchoolPrimary · 1475 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 2 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 186
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