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Flat 4, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YL

Flat / maisonetteLeasehold72 m² · EPC
Last sale£140,000Feb 2012 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£218,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC CSep 2022
123MapN ↑119 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

3 things to check

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.

HM Land Registry · Feb 2012

2Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

3Uninsulated solid walls: 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.

EPC · Sep 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Low · 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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Price

If it moved with Reading flat prices

£218,000

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This home’s sale history

Aug 1997 £65,000May 2000 £98,000Feb 2012 £140,000Aug 1997Feb 2012£140,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Feb 2012£140,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
May 2000£98,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA
Aug 1997£65,000Flat / maisonetteLeaseholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
Flat 6, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLOct 2023£245,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 3, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLAug 2023£230,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
27 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLAug 2023£440,000Semi-detachedFreehold
33 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLNov 2022£429,500Semi-detachedFreehold
39 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLSep 2022£625,000Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMay 2022£320,000DetachedFreehold
3 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLFeb 2022£385,000Semi-detachedFreehold
15 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLJun 2021£365,000Semi-detachedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
5 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLJun 2021£380,000Semi-detachedFreehold
4 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLFeb 2021£430,000DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLFeb 2020£180,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 1, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMar 2019£169,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
4 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMar 2019£402,500DetachedFreehold
41 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLJan 2019£445,000Semi-detachedFreehold
27 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLJul 2018£350,000Semi-detachedFreehold
29 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLOct 2016£386,950Semi-detachedFreehold
19 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMay 2016£340,000Semi-detachedFreehold
55 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMar 2016£650,000Other propertyFreehold
39 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLSep 2013£362,500Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMay 2012£154,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 4, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLFeb 2012£140,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
23 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLSep 2010£236,750Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMay 2007£170,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
29 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMar 2006£220,000Semi-detachedFreehold
33 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLAug 2004£165,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLJul 2004£156,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLFeb 2004£167,000DetachedFreehold
Flat 9, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLJan 2004£105,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 6, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMay 2001£105,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 4, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMay 2000£98,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
29 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLDec 1999£124,950Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLNov 1999£84,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 9, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLSep 1999£62,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLJul 1999£111,000DetachedFreehold
41 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLAug 1998£114,950Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 6, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLFeb 1998£68,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
33 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLOct 1997£80,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 4, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLAug 1997£65,000Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
2 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMay 1997£59,000DetachedFreehold
Flat 9, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLApr 1997£39,300Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
Flat 5, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMar 1997£49,500Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
41 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLJun 1996£89,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 9, 51 Argyle Road, Reading, RG1 7YLMar 1995£29,950Flat / maisonetteLeasehold
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The land

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Surface water flooding: Low · 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.

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The building

Uninsulated solid walls: 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.

EPC · Sep 2022

Floor area
72 m²
Potential EPC band
B
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)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Sep 2022

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 334

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Lease documents

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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 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?

  • 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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences

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