Detached

15 WELLINGTON AVENUE

READING, RG2 7BP

£692,800

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Wellington Avenue 0.1 miles
University University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus 0.3 miles
Shop Dinamix Hair & Beauty 0.3 miles
Train station Earley 1.5 miles
Hospital St Mark's Hospital 10.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Floor area

164 m²

EPC rating

E

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£692,800 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,224/m²

Local average

£637,674 (19 sales)

Street crime

375 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 20/06/2025

Expiry date: 19/06/2035

Current heating cost: £2,343/year

Potential heating cost: £1,441/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,750

Recommendations

  • Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£900 - £1,200)
  • Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 29/01/2026 £692,800 Detached — £681,523 to April 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
16 BENSON CLOSE, READING, RG2 7LP £500,000 17/11/2025 Detached
74 SHINFIELD ROAD, READING, RG2 7DA £970,000 09/11/2022 Detached
37 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HE £625,000 26/05/2022 Detached
87 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HG £550,000 31/01/2022 Detached
52 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HQ £750,000 15/12/2021 Detached
102 SHINFIELD ROAD, READING, RG2 7DA £1,425,000 30/09/2021 Detached
38 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HD £800,000 30/09/2021 Detached
18 BENSON CLOSE, READING, RG2 7LP £430,000 13/08/2021 Detached

Area average: £756,250 (8 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 22.3%
10y growth 28.1%

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

1y (index) -3.6%
5y (index) 14.3%
10y (index) 15.4%

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. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cardigan Road, RG1 £1,600/mo 2 0.65 miles OpenRent
6 Bed Terraced House, Donnington Road, RG1 £4,200/mo 6 0.82 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £2,900/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.42%
Max investor price (0.8%) £362,500
Target investor price (1%) £290,000
Gross yield 5%
Cost-to-rent ratio 19.9×
Monthly cashflow £-143/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -0.9%
  • 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)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 149
Shoplifting 50
Anti-social behaviour 33
Public order 31
Other theft 27
Criminal damage and arson 17
Vehicle crime 16
Drugs 11
Robbery 11
Burglary 9
Bicycle theft 8
Other crime 6
Possession of weapons 4
Theft from the person 3
Total incidents 375

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
University of Reading Other 0.2 miles — (No rating)
Hamilton School Other 0.4 miles Good — 23 Jun 2024
Reading Girls' School Secondary 0.5 miles Good — 20 Jan 2022
St Joseph's College Other 0.5 miles — (No rating)
Redlands Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Requires improvement — 1 Feb 2023

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