1Radon: Testing advised
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8 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NH
Last sale£505,000Nov 2022 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading semi-detached prices£511,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC DJul 2022
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
£511,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2022 | £505,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold | A |
Street sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NH | Oct 2025 | £715,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 3 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NJ | Sep 2025 | £820,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| Flat 1, 23 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NN | Aug 2023 | £455,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| 31 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NH | Jun 2023 | £630,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 7 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NJ | Jan 2023 | £1,095,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 8 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NH | Nov 2022 | £505,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 21 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NN | Feb 2022 | £725,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 4 Downshire Square, Reading, RG1 6NJ | Oct 2018 | £700,000 | 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
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
- 192 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 75 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
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary · 147 m · School remains Good
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary · 147 m · Not judged
- St Edward's Prep524 m
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 526 m · Standards maintained
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary · 625 m · School remains Good
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 734 m · Not judged
- Civitas AcademyPrimary · 824 m · School remains Good
- Horizons Ap Academy855 m · Standards maintained
- Battle Primary AcademyPrimary · 866 m · Not judged
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 1006 m · School remains Good
- The WREN SchoolSecondary · 1040 m · Requires improvement
- Wilson Primary SchoolPrimary · 1314 m · Good
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic SchoolSecondary · 1387 m · School remains Good
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 1401 m · Good
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1474 m · Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 335
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Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
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