1Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
Flood Zone 2 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.
Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for a flood search.
Flat 5, 1 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FJ
Last sale£161,000Dec 2016 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£165,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC BSep 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.
＋ Surface water flooding: Very low · Rivers and sea flooding: Low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC B
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
£165,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 | £161,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A · New build |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £312,500 · 3 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FN | Oct 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| Flat 7, 1 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FJ | Aug 2024 | £312,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 6, 2 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FN | Aug 2024 | £370,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 5, 2 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FN | Mar 2024 | £195,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 23 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FJ | Dec 2023 | £516,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| Flat 10, 2 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FN | Mar 2023 | £357,900 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| 4 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FN | Nov 2021 | £280,000 | Terraced | Leasehold |
| 6 Robert Parker Road, Reading, RG1 3FN | Jun 2021 | £146,000 | Terraced | Leasehold |
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The land
Flood planning zone: In Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
Flood Zone 2 can affect insurance costs even where flood defences protect the area.
Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for 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.
＋ Surface water flooding: Very low · Rivers and sea flooding: 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 B
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
- 68 m²
- Potential EPC band
- B
- Age band
- 2015
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.2 W/m²K
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (other premises above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- High performance glazing
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Community scheme
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.5%
Schools nearby
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 338 m · Not judged
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 361 m · Good
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading495 m
- The Deenway Montessori School842 m
- Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery · 943 m · School remains Outstanding
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 977 m · Outstanding
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 1011 m · School remains Outstanding
- Reading SchoolSecondary · 1036 m · Outstanding
- The Abbey School Reading1132 m
- Redlands Primary SchoolPrimary · 1301 m · Not judged
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1369 m · Standards maintained
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 1422 m · Standards maintained
- Maiden Erlegh School in ReadingSecondary · 1489 m · School remains Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 3 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 354
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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.
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?
- Flood planning zone: Get an insurance quote and ask the conveyancer for 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
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.
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