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.
Flat 12, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE
Last sale£290,000Jun 2016 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£298,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Surface water floodingHigh
EnergyEPC DJan 2016
MapN ↑119 m ↔
Before you offer
3 things to check
2Leasehold: 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.
3Radon: 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 · 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 flat prices
£298,000
How does the asking price compare?
This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2016 | £290,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A · New build |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £172,500 · 2 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 9, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2025 | £190,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 9, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Dec 2023 | £155,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Ground Floor, 39 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Apr 2023 | £230,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
| Flat 1, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £240,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 10, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £205,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 11, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £205,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 12, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £250,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 14, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £255,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
Show all 62
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 15, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £205,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 16, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £205,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 17, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £300,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 18, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £295,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 2, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £240,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 3, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £225,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 4, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £205,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 5, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £210,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 6, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £200,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 7, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £200,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 8, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £250,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 9, 12A Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Dec 2022 | £255,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 3 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | Jul 2022 | £13,433,225 | Other property | Freehold |
| 27 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Feb 2022 | £2,650,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| Flat 6, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Sep 2021 | £156,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 11 - 12 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | May 2021 | £1,162,500 | Other property | Freehold |
| 13 - 16 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG | May 2021 | £1,162,500 | Other property | Freehold |
| Flat 3, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Mar 2021 | £145,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 3, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Nov 2018 | £179,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 2, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Nov 2018 | £177,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 1 - 2 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EQ | Jan 2018 | £2,720,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| Flat 2, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Sep 2017 | £265,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 38 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Apr 2017 | £360,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
| Flat 15, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Mar 2017 | £177,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 5, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jan 2017 | £280,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 7, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jan 2017 | £177,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 17, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Dec 2016 | £280,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 9, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Oct 2016 | £295,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 9, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Aug 2016 | £215,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 10, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Aug 2016 | £220,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 4, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jul 2016 | £185,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 5, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jul 2016 | £171,250 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 6, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jul 2016 | £153,750 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 16, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jul 2016 | £343,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 8, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jul 2016 | £192,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 8, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £254,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 12, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £290,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 19, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £205,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 16, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £300,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 15, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £260,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 11, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £153,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 18, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £210,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 1, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £180,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 2, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £205,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 10, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £185,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 3, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £184,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 17, 42 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Jun 2016 | £271,600 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 14, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | May 2016 | £145,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 1, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | May 2016 | £254,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 7, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | May 2016 | £250,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 11, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Mar 2016 | £150,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 12, 37 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Mar 2016 | £148,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Ground Floor And Basement, 43 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Mar 2015 | £431,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
| 36 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DE | Mar 2015 | £250,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
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
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
- 53 m²
- Potential EPC band
- D
- Age band
- 2016
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.29 W/m²K
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (other premises above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- High performance glazing
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Electric underfloor heating
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 0%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- The Deenway Montessori School553 m
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 626 m · Outstanding
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 715 m · School remains Good
- Civitas AcademyPrimary · 800 m · School remains Good
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary · 843 m · School remains Good
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading880 m
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 891 m · Good
- The Abbey School Reading940 m
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 1134 m · Standards maintained
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1165 m · Good
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 1184 m · Standards maintained
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1309 m · Good
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 1319 m · School remains Outstanding
- Reading SchoolSecondary · 1343 m · Outstanding
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary · 1364 m · School remains Good
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary · 1364 m · Not judged
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 1378 m · Not judged
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1390 m · Standards maintained
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 5 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 3133
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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.
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.
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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