Terraced

22 CONNAUGHT ROAD

READING, RG30 2UP

£310,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Déjà Vue	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Beresford Road	0.1 miles
Train station	Reading West	0.2 miles
University	University of Reading, London Road Campus	1.5 miles
Hospital	St Mark's Hospital	11.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

77 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£310,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,026/m²

Local average

£327,394 (61 sales)

Street crime

697 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 29/04/2025

Expiry date: 28/04/2035

Current heating cost: £967/year

Potential heating cost: £558/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £27,325

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	13/02/2026	£310,000	Terraced	—	£307,819 to April 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	£310,000
listed	16/09/2025	£325,000
sold	01/01/2001	£122,500
sold	01/01/1998	£63,000

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
47 ELM PARK ROAD, READING, RG30 2TP	£335,000	12/12/2025	Terraced
100 CATHERINE STREET, READING, RG30 1DG	£310,000	28/11/2025	Terraced
62 BELMONT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UU	£325,000	07/11/2025	Terraced
68 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UH	£325,000	17/07/2025	Terraced
48 BELMONT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UU	£318,000	09/07/2025	Terraced
15 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UD	£240,000	28/03/2025	Terraced
8 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UJ	£313,000	21/06/2024	Terraced
66 EDINBURGH ROAD, READING, RG30 2UB	£347,000	17/11/2023	Terraced
26 ALBANY ROAD, READING, RG30 2UN	£270,000	17/11/2023	Terraced
81 ELM PARK ROAD, READING, RG30 2TP	£320,000	10/11/2023	Terraced
38 ELM PARK ROAD, READING, RG30 2TN	£250,000	27/10/2023	Terraced
80 ALBANY ROAD, READING, RG30 2UN	£280,000	01/09/2023	Terraced
20 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UJ	£340,000	02/08/2023	Terraced
4 EDINBURGH ROAD, READING, RG30 2UB	£245,000	03/07/2023	Terraced
306 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1AD	£219,000	14/06/2023	Terraced
32 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UH	£350,000	01/06/2023	Terraced
24 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UP	£260,000	27/04/2023	Terraced
30 ELM PARK ROAD, READING, RG30 2TN	£305,000	10/03/2023	Terraced
36 ALBANY ROAD, READING, RG30 2UN	£300,000	16/12/2022	Terraced
9 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UD	£325,000	09/12/2022	Terraced

Area average: £298,850 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 14.8%

10y growth 15.7%

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

1y (index) -2.6%

5y (index) 14.5%

10y (index) 17.9%

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
3 Bed Terraced House, Cranbury Road, RG30	£1,400/mo	3	0.15 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,400/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.45%

Max investor price (0.8%) £175,000

Target investor price (1%) £140,000

Gross yield 5.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 18.5×

Monthly cashflow £14/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 0.2%

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	232
Shoplifting	100
Anti-social behaviour	90
Public order	60
Other theft	47
Criminal damage and arson	38
Vehicle crime	32
Drugs	26
Burglary	17
Robbery	16
Bicycle theft	15
Other crime	10
Theft from the person	9
Possession of weapons	5
Total incidents	697

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
Battle Primary Academy	Primary	0.2 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
St Edward's Prep	Other	0.2 miles	— (No rating)
Cranbury College	Other	0.2 miles	Good — 5 Mar 2018
Oxford Road Community School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2014
Wilson Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 24 May 2022

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# 22 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UP

## Property details

- Slug: `59041f0` (address key hash: `59041f055662895b7384dc15877f17f44a5234ed`)
- Postcode: RG30 2UP
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 77 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £310,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,026/m²
- Local average: £327,394 (61 sales)
- Street crime: 697 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £310,000
- Date: 2026-02-13
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 28/04/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £967/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £27,325

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0330-2971-0540-2025-2025)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-13 | £310,000 | Terraced | — | £307,819 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-d725-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 22 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UP | £310,000 | 13/02/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167070899](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/113f241)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £310,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-16 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £122,500 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £63,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 47 ELM PARK ROAD, READING, RG30 2TP | £335,000 | 12/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 100 CATHERINE STREET, READING, RG30 1DG | £310,000 | 28/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 62 BELMONT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UU | £325,000 | 07/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 68 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UH | £325,000 | 17/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 48 BELMONT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UU | £318,000 | 09/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 15 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UD | £240,000 | 28/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 8 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UJ | £313,000 | 21/06/2024 | Terraced |
| 66 EDINBURGH ROAD, READING, RG30 2UB | £347,000 | 17/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 26 ALBANY ROAD, READING, RG30 2UN | £270,000 | 17/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 81 ELM PARK ROAD, READING, RG30 2TP | £320,000 | 10/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 38 ELM PARK ROAD, READING, RG30 2TN | £250,000 | 27/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 80 ALBANY ROAD, READING, RG30 2UN | £280,000 | 01/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 20 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UJ | £340,000 | 02/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 4 EDINBURGH ROAD, READING, RG30 2UB | £245,000 | 03/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 306 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1AD | £219,000 | 14/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 32 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UH | £350,000 | 01/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 24 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UP | £260,000 | 27/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 30 ELM PARK ROAD, READING, RG30 2TN | £305,000 | 10/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 36 ALBANY ROAD, READING, RG30 2UN | £300,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UD | £325,000 | 09/12/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £298,850 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 14.8%
- **10y growth:** 15.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Reading; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -2.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 17.9%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Cranbury Road, RG30 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.15 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,400/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £175,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £140,000

*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 £1,400/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £14/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.2%

*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 | 232 |
| Shoplifting | 100 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 90 |
| Public order | 60 |
| Other theft | 47 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Drugs | 26 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Bicycle theft | 15 |
| Other crime | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 9 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| **Total incidents** | **697** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Battle Primary Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| St Edward's Prep | Other | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Cranbury College | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 5 Mar 2018 |
| Oxford Road Community School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2014 |
| Wilson Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 24 May 2022 |