1Surface water flooding: High
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.
8 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG
Last sale£325,000May 2025 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading terrace prices£322,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingHigh
EnergyEPC DMar 2018
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.
＋ 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
£322,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Aug 2018 | £313,920 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| May 2007 | £205,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
| Apr 1997 | £64,000 | Terraced | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £300,000 · 5 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG | Sep 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 22 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG | Jun 2025 | £308,335 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 8 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG | May 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 26 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG | Feb 2025 | £265,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 33 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG | Oct 2024 | £335,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 24 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG | Sep 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 16 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG | Oct 2023 | £350,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 36 Princes Street, Reading, RG1 4EG | Aug 2023 | £360,000 | Other property | Freehold |
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The land
Surface water flooding: High
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.
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.
＋ 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
- 60 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, no insulation (assumed)
- 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
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading202 m
- The Deenway Montessori School281 m
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 347 m · Outstanding
- The Abbey School Reading447 m
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 523 m · Good
- Reading SchoolSecondary · 568 m · Outstanding
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 849 m · Not judged
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 936 m · School remains Good
- Groveside School995 m
- Redlands Primary SchoolPrimary · 1003 m · Not judged
- Hamilton School1020 m · Good
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1124 m · Good
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary · 1285 m · School remains Good
- The Palmer Primary AcademyPrimary · 1394 m · Good
- Maiden Erlegh School in ReadingSecondary · 1423 m · School remains Good
- UTC ReadingSecondary · 1432 m · Not judged
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 296
RG1 4EG →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?
- Surface water flooding: Ask about previous flooding and obtain an insurance quote; ask the conveyancer about 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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