Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

17 STOCKTON ROAD

READING, RG2 8AP

£270,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Mace	0.2 miles
Bus stop	Bennet Road	0.2 miles
Train station	Reading Green Park	1.6 miles
University	University of Reading, London Road Campus	1.6 miles
Hospital	Wokingham Hospital	5.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

60 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£270,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,500/m²

Local average

£408,585 (41 sales)

Street crime

310 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: F

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 24/01/2026

Expiry date: 23/01/2036

Current heating cost: £1,774/year

Potential heating cost: £771/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £34,000

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

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Air or ground source heat pump (£5,000 - £30,000)
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	28/01/2026	£270,000	Semi-detached	+315.4%	£265,676 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	03/09/1999	£65,000	Semi-detached	—	£248,619 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	£270,000
listed	19/09/2025	£275,000
sold	01/01/2003	£118,750
sold	01/01/1999	£65,000

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
2 BLANDFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8RD	£340,000	30/01/2025	Semi-detached
3 BLANDFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8RA	£345,190	10/11/2023	Semi-detached
14 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AZ	£305,000	12/10/2023	Semi-detached
3 LANDRAKE CRESCENT, READING, RG2 8AJ	£340,000	21/08/2023	Semi-detached
46 MERTON ROAD SOUTH, READING, RG2 8AX	£320,000	07/06/2023	Semi-detached
8 LANDRAKE CRESCENT, READING, RG2 8AJ	£365,000	30/11/2022	Semi-detached
37 ASHMORE ROAD, READING, RG2 8AG	£313,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
6 CORINNE CLOSE, READING, RG2 8AA	£385,000	05/08/2022	Semi-detached
3 STOCKTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8AP	£335,000	17/06/2022	Semi-detached
9 PADSTOW GARDENS, READING, RG2 8BB	£350,000	29/04/2022	Semi-detached
31 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY	£274,000	15/03/2022	Semi-detached
2 CALLINGTON ROAD, READING, RG2 7QJ	£451,218	28/02/2022	Semi-detached
8 SHELDON GARDENS, READING, RG2 8AU	£325,000	03/02/2022	Semi-detached
31 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY	£260,000	12/01/2022	Semi-detached
74 HARTLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 8BW	£290,000	17/12/2021	Semi-detached
25 HARTLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 8AB	£314,000	02/12/2021	Semi-detached
5 LANDRAKE CRESCENT, READING, RG2 8AJ	£350,000	29/10/2021	Semi-detached
8 PADSTOW GARDENS, READING, RG2 8BB	£385,500	29/10/2021	Semi-detached
11 HELSTON GARDENS, READING, RG2 7QP	£326,500	31/08/2021	Semi-detached
2 HELSTON GARDENS, READING, RG2 7QP	£375,000	27/08/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £337,470 (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 2.5%

10y growth 20.9%

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

1y (index) -2.7%

5y (index) 15.2%

10y (index) 18.1%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,419/mo

Realistic £1,577/mo

Optimistic £1,735/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Reading.

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.58%

Max investor price (0.8%) £197,125

Target investor price (1%) £157,700

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	111
Shoplifting	60
Anti-social behaviour	25
Public order	24
Other theft	22
Criminal damage and arson	15
Vehicle crime	14
Drugs	10
Robbery	10
Bicycle theft	6
Other crime	6
Burglary	4
Possession of weapons	2
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	310

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
John Madejski Academy	Secondary	0.2 miles	Inadequate — 23 Nov 2023
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 25 Jan 2022
Christ The King Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 6 Jul 2022
Blagdon Nursery School	Nursery	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 11 Nov 2014
Geoffrey Field Junior School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 9 Jan 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
11/02/2013	17/01/2013	2	—
18/02/2008	10/01/2008	4	—

# 17 STOCKTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8AP

## Property details

- Slug: `7e0ef39` (address key hash: `7e0ef39a7004e07646fd2f317f76e32ab80fe131`)
- Postcode: RG2 8AP
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 60 m²
- EPC rating: F
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £270,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,500/m²
- Local average: £408,585 (41 sales)
- Street crime: 310 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £270,000
- Date: 2026-01-28
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** F
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 23/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £1,774/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £34,000

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- Z1 (£5,000 - £30,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0300-2734-5590-2426-4871)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-28 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | +315.4% | £265,676 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-d9ef-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 1999-09-03 | £65,000 | Semi-detached | — | £248,619 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/80c17774-1a0d-4b97-95eb-fc8d139b36d1) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 STOCKTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8AP | £270,000 | 28/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 17 STOCKTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8AP | £65,000 | 03/09/1999 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167195486](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ee67d6b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £270,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-19 | £275,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £118,750 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £65,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 BLANDFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8RD | £340,000 | 30/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BLANDFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8RA | £345,190 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AZ | £305,000 | 12/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 LANDRAKE CRESCENT, READING, RG2 8AJ | £340,000 | 21/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 46 MERTON ROAD SOUTH, READING, RG2 8AX | £320,000 | 07/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 LANDRAKE CRESCENT, READING, RG2 8AJ | £365,000 | 30/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37 ASHMORE ROAD, READING, RG2 8AG | £313,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 CORINNE CLOSE, READING, RG2 8AA | £385,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 STOCKTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8AP | £335,000 | 17/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 PADSTOW GARDENS, READING, RG2 8BB | £350,000 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 31 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY | £274,000 | 15/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 CALLINGTON ROAD, READING, RG2 7QJ | £451,218 | 28/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 SHELDON GARDENS, READING, RG2 8AU | £325,000 | 03/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 31 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY | £260,000 | 12/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 74 HARTLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 8BW | £290,000 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 25 HARTLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 8AB | £314,000 | 02/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 5 LANDRAKE CRESCENT, READING, RG2 8AJ | £350,000 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 8 PADSTOW GARDENS, READING, RG2 8BB | £385,500 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 11 HELSTON GARDENS, READING, RG2 7QP | £326,500 | 31/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 2 HELSTON GARDENS, READING, RG2 7QP | £375,000 | 27/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £337,470 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 2.5%
- **10y growth:** 20.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Reading; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -2.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 18.1%

## 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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.58% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £197,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £157,700

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 111 |
| Shoplifting | 60 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 |
| Public order | 24 |
| Other theft | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **310** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| John Madejski Academy | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Inadequate — 23 Nov 2023 |
| Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 25 Jan 2022 |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 6 Jul 2022 |
| Blagdon Nursery School | Nursery | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 11 Nov 2014 |
| Geoffrey Field Junior School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 9 Jan 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #9328385
- **Address:** 17 Stockton Road, READING, RG2 8AP
- **Certificate Issued:** 11/02/2013
- **Work Completed:** 17/01/2013
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #5421510
- **Address:** 17 Stockton Road, READING, RG2 8AP
- **Certificate Issued:** 18/02/2008
- **Work Completed:** 10/01/2008
- **Items:** 4 window(s)