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 9, 8 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FH
Last sale£280,000Oct 2018 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Reading flat prices£284,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Flood planning zoneIn Flood Zone 2 — check defences and insurance
EnergyEPC CJul 2026
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 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
£284,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2018 | £280,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A |
| Jul 2016 | £295,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold | A · New build |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £287,500 · 16 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 16, 8 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FH | Mar 2026 | £267,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 2, 6 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FG | Feb 2026 | £285,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 27, 8 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FH | Jan 2026 | £310,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 27, 6 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FG | Jan 2026 | £310,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 9, 6 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FG | Jan 2026 | £272,500 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 30, 6 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FG | Jun 2025 | £287,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 21, 8 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FH | Mar 2025 | £295,000 | Flat / maisonette | Leasehold |
| Flat 35, 6 Oscar Wilde Road, Reading, RG1 3FG | Mar 2025 | £288,000 | Flat / maisonette | 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.
View building and land map ↑The building
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
- 70 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 2012-2021
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- (another dwelling above)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- 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
- St John's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 422 m · Good
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading457 m
- New Town Primary SchoolPrimary · 470 m · Not judged
- The Deenway Montessori School747 m
- Kendrick SchoolSecondary · 889 m · Outstanding
- Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery · 963 m · School remains Outstanding
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery · 970 m · School remains Outstanding
- Reading SchoolSecondary · 1045 m · Outstanding
- The Abbey School Reading1074 m
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1302 m · Standards maintained
- Thameside Primary SchoolPrimary · 1324 m · Standards maintained
- Redlands Primary SchoolPrimary · 1351 m · Not judged
- Katesgrove Primary SchoolPrimary · 1414 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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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
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