1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.
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Flat 2, 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR
Last sale£127,500Jun 2024 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£123,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC FJul 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 F
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
＋ Flood risk 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 flat prices
£123,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2024 | £127,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Apr 2012 | £62,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
Street sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 2, 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR | Jun 2024 | £127,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR | Apr 2024 | £325,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| 21 - 23 Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AF | Mar 2024 | £8,000,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| Minerva House Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR | Oct 2022 | £19,498,682 | Other property | Freehold |
| 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR | Feb 2021 | £54,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| 21 - 23 Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AF | Mar 2019 | £15,500,000 | Other property | Freehold |
| Flat 3, 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR | Sep 2018 | £125,000 | Other property | Leasehold |
| Flat 7, 17 - 19 Valpy Street, Reading, RG1 1AR | Feb 2017 | £167,000 | 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.
View building and land map ↑The building
Uninsulated solid walls: EPC F
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
- 28 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: before 1900
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (another dwelling above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Single glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Room heaters, electric
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- The Deenway Montessori School628 m
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 733 m · Outstanding
- E P Collier Primary SchoolPrimary · 812 m · Good
- Civitas AcademyPrimary · 847 m · School remains Good
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading873 m
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 896 m · School remains Good
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 973 m · Standards maintained
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary · 1020 m · School remains Good
- The Abbey School Reading1050 m
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1122 m · Good
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 1137 m · School remains Outstanding
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1212 m · Standards maintained
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary · 1267 m · Standards maintained
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 1295 m · Not judged
- Reading SchoolSecondary · 1396 m · Outstanding
- Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery · 1421 m · School remains Outstanding
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 1474 m · Good
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary · 1494 m · School remains Good
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary · 1494 m · Not judged
- Queen Anne's School1497 m
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 5 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 3133
RG1 1AR →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.
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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.
- 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?
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
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