Flats/Maisonettes 4 sales on record

168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL

READING, RG1 7RP

£170,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Russell Street	0.0 miles
Shop	SmArt Ur Repair	0.0 miles
Train station	Reading West	0.4 miles
Hospital	Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice	0.9 miles
University	University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus	1.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£170,000 Mar 2026

Local average

£233,463 (74 sales)

Street crime

844 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	18/03/2026	£170,000	Flat	-8.1%	£172,364 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	25/10/2019	£185,000	Flat	+2.8%	£198,394 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	09/06/2017	£180,000	Flat	+41.2%	£178,121 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	17/08/2012	£127,500	Flat	—	£191,857 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£170,000
listed	02/05/2025	£170,000
sold	01/01/2019	£185,000
sold	01/01/2017	£180,000
sold	01/01/2012	£127,500
sold	01/01/2004	£121,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
127 FLAT 11 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY	£96,000	21/01/2026	Flat
28 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX	£81,000	20/11/2025	Flat
BLENHEIM TERRACE 17 BLENHEIM PLACE, READING, RG1 7ST	£185,000	07/11/2025	Flat
RIDGEBOROUGH COURT 8 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SZ	£250,000	29/08/2025	Flat
26 FLAT 4 COLEY PLACE, READING, RG1 6FD	£165,000	24/11/2023	Flat
130 FLAT 3 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RW	£147,000	29/09/2023	Flat
127 FLAT 6 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY	£115,000	06/09/2023	Flat
40 FLAT 2 CAREY STREET, READING, RG1 7JS	£182,500	22/08/2023	Flat
BERKELEY COURT 13 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6LH	£140,000	18/08/2023	Flat
134 FLAT 2 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RW	£323,500	26/05/2023	Flat
BLENHEIM TERRACE 4 BLENHEIM PLACE, READING, RG1 7ST	£190,000	23/03/2023	Flat
3 FLAT A COLEY HILL, READING, RG1 6AE	£190,000	02/12/2022	Flat
28B WAYLEN STREET, READING, RG1 7UR	£210,000	23/11/2022	Flat
29 FLAT 2 WAYLEN STREET, READING, RG1 7UP	£210,000	18/11/2022	Flat
123 FLAT B CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY	£225,000	14/11/2022	Flat
BERKELEY COURT 14 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6LH	£120,000	11/11/2022	Flat
3 FLAT B COLEY HILL, READING, RG1 6AE	£177,500	01/11/2022	Flat
23 BASEMENT FLAT COLEY HILL, READING, RG1 6AE	£220,000	28/10/2022	Flat
168 FLAT 8 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP	£203,000	28/10/2022	Flat
168 FLAT 1 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP	£210,000	14/10/2022	Flat

Area average: £182,025 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Regent Court, Reading, RG1	£165,000	1	Flat	0.51 mi

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -8.6%

10y growth -8.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Reading. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of May 2026.

1y (index) -5%

5y (index) 4.2%

10y (index) 2.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Reading. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,416/mo

Realistic £1,573/mo

Optimistic £1,730/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Reading.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Russell Street, RG1	£950/mo	1	0.09 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Zinzan Street, RG1	£1,150/mo	1	0.14 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Waylen Street, RG1	£850/mo	1	0.18 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Chatham Street, RG1	£975/mo	1	0.32 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Chatham St, RG1	£975/mo	1	0.32 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £980/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.57%

Max investor price (0.8%) £121,875

Target investor price (1%) £97,500

Gross yield 6.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 14.5×

Monthly cashflow £183/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 4.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Building plot (shared): ~156 m² (0.04 acres) (area is for the building, not the flat)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	289
Shoplifting	120
Anti-social behaviour	105
Public order	73
Other theft	62
Vehicle crime	43
Criminal damage and arson	42
Bicycle theft	23
Drugs	20
Burglary	16
Robbery	15
Theft from the person	14
Other crime	12
Possession of weapons	10
Total incidents	844

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Coley Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 12 Nov 2014
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 12 Jul 2012
All Saints Junior School	Primary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Oxford Road Community School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2014
Civitas Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 11 Oct 2018

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP

## Property details

- Slug: `8e79703` (address key hash: `8e7970321867fc44604658eac59ea83e436a3efa`)
- Postcode: RG1 7RP
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £170,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £233,463 (74 sales)
- Street crime: 844 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £170,000
- Date: 2026-03-18
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-18 | £170,000 | Flat | -8.1% | £172,364 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-be00-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2019-10-25 | £185,000 | Flat | +2.8% | £198,394 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/98c75471-7bae-72e9-e053-6b04a8c042f0) |
| Sold | 2017-06-09 | £180,000 | Flat | +41.2% | £178,121 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5376b385-1163-34c1-e053-6b04a8c09ff6) |
| Sold | 2012-08-17 | £127,500 | Flat | — | £191,857 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/d6515b2f-30bb-495a-9327-f46102ac55a9) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £170,000 | 18/03/2026 | Flat |
| 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £185,000 | 25/10/2019 | Flat |
| 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £180,000 | 09/06/2017 | Flat |
| 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £127,500 | 17/08/2012 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [161421938](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/30b1e62)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £170,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-02 | £170,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £185,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £180,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £127,500 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £121,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 127 FLAT 11 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY | £96,000 | 21/01/2026 | Flat |
| 28 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX | £81,000 | 20/11/2025 | Flat |
| BLENHEIM TERRACE 17 BLENHEIM PLACE, READING, RG1 7ST | £185,000 | 07/11/2025 | Flat |
| RIDGEBOROUGH COURT 8 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SZ | £250,000 | 29/08/2025 | Flat |
| 26 FLAT 4 COLEY PLACE, READING, RG1 6FD | £165,000 | 24/11/2023 | Flat |
| 130 FLAT 3 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RW | £147,000 | 29/09/2023 | Flat |
| 127 FLAT 6 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY | £115,000 | 06/09/2023 | Flat |
| 40 FLAT 2 CAREY STREET, READING, RG1 7JS | £182,500 | 22/08/2023 | Flat |
| BERKELEY COURT 13 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6LH | £140,000 | 18/08/2023 | Flat |
| 134 FLAT 2 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RW | £323,500 | 26/05/2023 | Flat |
| BLENHEIM TERRACE 4 BLENHEIM PLACE, READING, RG1 7ST | £190,000 | 23/03/2023 | Flat |
| 3 FLAT A COLEY HILL, READING, RG1 6AE | £190,000 | 02/12/2022 | Flat |
| 28B WAYLEN STREET, READING, RG1 7UR | £210,000 | 23/11/2022 | Flat |
| 29 FLAT 2 WAYLEN STREET, READING, RG1 7UP | £210,000 | 18/11/2022 | Flat |
| 123 FLAT B CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY | £225,000 | 14/11/2022 | Flat |
| BERKELEY COURT 14 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6LH | £120,000 | 11/11/2022 | Flat |
| 3 FLAT B COLEY HILL, READING, RG1 6AE | £177,500 | 01/11/2022 | Flat |
| 23 BASEMENT FLAT COLEY HILL, READING, RG1 6AE | £220,000 | 28/10/2022 | Flat |
| 168 FLAT 8 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £203,000 | 28/10/2022 | Flat |
| 168 FLAT 1 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £210,000 | 14/10/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £182,025 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Regent Court, Reading, RG1](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2cff3d0) | £165,000 | 1 | Flat | 0.51 mi |

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -8.6%
- **10y growth:** -8.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Reading; Flats and maisonettes series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -5%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 2.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Reading). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,416/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,573/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,730/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Russell Street, RG1 | £950/mo | 1 | 0.09 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Zinzan Street, RG1 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.14 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Waylen Street, RG1 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.18 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Chatham Street, RG1 | £975/mo | 1 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Chatham St, RG1 | £975/mo | 1 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £980/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.57% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £121,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £97,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £975/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £183/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 289 |
| Shoplifting | 120 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 105 |
| Public order | 73 |
| Other theft | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 43 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Bicycle theft | 23 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Possession of weapons | 10 |
| **Total incidents** | **844** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Coley Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 12 Nov 2014 |
| All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 12 Jul 2012 |
| All Saints Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Oxford Road Community School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2014 |
| Civitas Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 11 Oct 2018 |