# 42 PENNYROYAL COURT, READING, RG1 6HE

## Property details

- Slug: `101626e` (address key hash: `101626ea705362aed96f89d8fb20290ae66e67f4`)
- Postcode: RG1 6HE
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 40 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £171,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,275/m²
- Local average: £231,163 (69 sales)
- Street crime: 834 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £171,000
- Date: 2026-03-09
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 13/08/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £376/year

### Recommendations
- A (350)
- E (10)
- Y (725)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8258-6028-5860-5144-3992)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-09 | £171,000 | Flat | +106% | £170,268 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-d8f2-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2000-08-04 | £83,000 | Flat | — | £196,913 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5fe608f8-2545-473f-896c-8d12192f6d96) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 PENNYROYAL COURT, READING, RG1 6HE | £171,000 | 09/03/2026 | Flat |
| 42 PENNYROYAL COURT, READING, RG1 6HE | £83,000 | 04/08/2000 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [164649533](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b7fde38)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £171,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-17 | £175,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £83,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| CAPITAL POINT 59 TEMPLE PLACE, READING, RG1 6QL | £171,000 | 16/01/2026 | Flat |
| RIVERSIDE VIEW, 5 - 9 FLAT 34 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FF | £245,000 | 31/10/2025 | Flat |
| 39 PENNYROYAL COURT, READING, RG1 6HE | £190,000 | 29/10/2025 | Flat |
| 14 ST PAULS COURT, READING, RG1 6HF | £160,000 | 07/08/2025 | Flat |
| 38 ST PAULS COURT, READING, RG1 6HF | £223,501 | 03/11/2023 | Flat |
| RIVERSIDE VIEW, 5 - 9 FLAT 24 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FF | £360,000 | 05/10/2023 | Flat |
| RIVERSIDE VIEW, 5 - 9 FLAT 84 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FH | £315,000 | 20/07/2023 | Flat |
| RIVERSIDE VIEW, 5 - 9 FLAT 8 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FF | £260,000 | 30/11/2022 | Flat |
| 45 ADMIRALS COURT, READING, RG1 6SW | £215,000 | 17/11/2022 | Flat |
| 29 ST PAULS COURT, READING, RG1 6HF | £182,500 | 08/11/2022 | Flat |
| RIVERSIDE VIEW, 5 - 9 FLAT 20 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FF | £270,000 | 04/11/2022 | Flat |
| RIVERSIDE VIEW, 5 - 9 FLAT 110 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FH | £421,000 | 04/11/2022 | Flat |
| CAPITAL POINT 45 TEMPLE PLACE, READING, RG1 6QJ | £250,000 | 27/10/2022 | Flat |
| 31 PENNYROYAL COURT, READING, RG1 6HE | £165,000 | 25/10/2022 | Flat |
| RIVERSIDE VIEW, 5 - 9 FLAT 75 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FH | £400,000 | 25/10/2022 | Flat |
| 6 CRANFORD MEWS, READING, RG1 6HD | £177,000 | 15/09/2022 | Flat |
| RIVERSIDE VIEW, 5 - 9 FLAT 87 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FH | £325,000 | 14/09/2022 | Flat |
| 24 PENNYROYAL COURT, READING, RG1 6HE | £160,150 | 07/09/2022 | Flat |
| HUNTERS WHARF FLAT 24 KATESGROVE LANE, READING, RG1 2NH | £183,750 | 02/09/2022 | Flat |
| HUNTERS WHARF FLAT 32 KATESGROVE LANE, READING, RG1 2NH | £180,000 | 31/08/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £242,695 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [234 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1AB](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/49fc938) | £220,000 | 2 | Maisonette | 0.85 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 0.2%
- **10y growth:** -6.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -7.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 1%
- **10y growth (index):** 1.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,419/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,577/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,735/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Laud Close, RG1 | £900/mo | 1 | 0.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Elgar Road, RG2 | £1,050/mo | 1 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent |
| Bedsit, Mansfield Road, RG1 | £885/mo | 1 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Lynden Mews, RG2 | £1,050/mo | 1 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Castle Street, RG1 | £1,275/mo | 1 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| Bedsit, Sherman Road, RG1 | £725/mo | 1 | 0.28 miles | OpenRent |
| Bedsit, Coley Avenue, RG1 | £975/mo | 1 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Coley Avenue, RG1 | £1,200/mo | 1 | 0.32 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,008/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.59% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £126,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £101,300

*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 £1,013/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £213/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.2%

*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 | 272 |
| Shoplifting | 155 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 92 |
| Public order | 68 |
| Other theft | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Drugs | 28 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Bicycle theft | 23 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Other crime | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| **Total incidents** | **834** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 | 0.1 miles | Good — 12 Nov 2014 |
| Katesgrove Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 10 Jan 2018 |
| New Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2022 |
| St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 20 Jun 2023 |
| All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 12 Jul 2012 |