1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.
Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
8 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW
Last sale£220,000Oct 2020 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£239,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC CJul 2020
MapN ↑238 m ↔
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2 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.
＋ Flood risk very low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC C
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 flat prices
£239,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 | £220,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Sep 2005 | £177,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A · New build |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £205,000 · 5 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW | Oct 2025 | £185,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 16 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW | Mar 2025 | £205,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 22 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW | Feb 2025 | £335,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 20 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW | Nov 2024 | £249,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 31 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW | Aug 2024 | £92,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 44 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW | Oct 2023 | £215,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 1 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW | Sep 2023 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 33 Shilling Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EW | Jun 2023 | £210,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
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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 C
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
- 69 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, 270 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
- King's Academy ProspectSecondary · 351 m · Good
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 491 m · School remains Good
- St Michael's Primary SchoolPrimary · 514 m · School remains Good
- Ranikhet AcademyPrimary · 783 m · Good
- Churchend Primary AcademyPrimary · 916 m · Good
- Thames Valley School934 m · Good
- The Avenue Special School936 m · Good
- Manor Primary SchoolPrimary · 964 m · Good
- The Holy Brook School964 m · Some aspects not as strong
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic SchoolSecondary · 992 m · School remains Good
- Wilson Primary SchoolPrimary · 1078 m · Good
- Moorlands Primary SchoolPrimary · 1119 m · Standards maintained
- The WREN SchoolSecondary · 1123 m · Requires improvement
- Southcote Primary SchoolPrimary · 1193 m · Good
- Horizons Ap Academy1195 m · Standards maintained
- Battle Primary AcademyPrimary · 1244 m · Not judged
- Kennet Valley Primary SchoolPrimary · 1300 m · Not judged
- Meadow Park AcademyPrimary · 1379 m · Good
- St Edward's Prep1496 m
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 5 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 185
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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
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.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
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