Detached 4 sales on record

517 READING ROAD

WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL

£800,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Arbor Lane	0.0 miles
Shop	Cut Price Carpets	0.3 miles
Train station	Winnersh	0.4 miles
University	University of Reading - Whiteknights Campus	2.6 miles
Hospital	St Mark's Hospital	8.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

195 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£800,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£4,103/m²

Local average

£690,130 (47 sales)

Street crime

64 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 15/09/2025

Expiry date: 14/09/2035

Current heating cost: £1,637/year

Potential heating cost: £1,144/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £26,800

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£900 - £1,200)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Floor insulation (suspended 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	20/03/2026	£800,000	Detached	+192%	£795,996 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	05/11/2007	£274,000	Detached	+21.8%	£460,839 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	25/10/2002	£225,000	Detached	+132%	£512,959 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	15/03/1996	£97,000	Detached	—	£541,674 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	£800,000
listed	09/09/2025	£800,000
sold	01/01/2007	£274,000
sold	01/01/2002	£225,000
sold	01/01/1996	£97,000

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
37 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ	£540,000	29/09/2023	Detached
489 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL	£422,000	17/04/2023	Detached
8 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ	£465,000	30/08/2022	Detached
2 BARLEY GARDENS, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5JL	£643,000	12/07/2022	Detached
16 BARLEY GARDENS, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5JL	£560,000	28/06/2022	Detached
507 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL	£499,950	24/06/2022	Detached
16 FRESIAN WAY, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5FW	£625,000	18/06/2022	Detached
19 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ	£625,000	05/05/2022	Detached
WHITE COTTAGE BEARWOOD PATH, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5EY	£580,000	18/02/2022	Detached
21 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ	£700,000	29/11/2021	Detached
47 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ	£575,000	29/11/2021	Detached
16 ARBOR LANE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5JA	£550,000	08/10/2021	Detached
50 CHATSWORTH AVENUE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5EU	£485,000	30/09/2021	Detached
35 CHATSWORTH AVENUE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5EU	£599,950	23/09/2021	Detached
3 MILLER DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5RP	£650,000	15/09/2021	Detached
3 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ	£540,000	16/08/2021	Detached

Area average: £566,244 (16 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 11.3%

10y growth 1%

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

1y (index) -4.3%

5y (index) 16.4%

10y (index) 21.1%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,328/mo

Realistic £1,476/mo

Optimistic £1,624/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wokingham.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Duffet Drive, RG41	£1,250/mo	1	0.37 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Detached House, Glasspool Road, RG41	£6,000/mo	3	0.45 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Isis Close, RG41	£1,900/mo	3	0.51 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £3,050/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.24%

Max investor price (0.8%) £237,500

Target investor price (1%) £190,000

Gross yield 2.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 35.1×

Monthly cashflow £-1,465/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -7.6%

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	32
Shoplifting	8
Criminal damage and arson	6
Other theft	4
Public order	4
Anti-social behaviour	3
Vehicle crime	3
Burglary	1
Other crime	1
Robbery	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	64

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
The Forest School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 15 Sep 2021
Winnersh Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 23 Jun 2016
Bearwood Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 24 Mar 2019
Wheatfield Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 14 Jun 2017
Hawkedon Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
11/01/2026	07/01/2026	10	4

# 517 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL

## Property details

- Slug: `c5388b7` (address key hash: `c5388b7297ef38c5496736d36d699ae7d0bb585b`)
- Postcode: RG41 5HL
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 195 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £800,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £4,103/m²
- Local average: £690,130 (47 sales)
- Street crime: 64 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £800,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 14/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,637/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £26,800

### Recommendations
- A (£900 - £1,200)
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0390-2265-6510-2695-5411)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £800,000 | Detached | +192% | £795,996 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-bccc-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2007-11-05 | £274,000 | Detached | +21.8% | £460,839 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/288e608a-75f6-4d21-b68e-b85f9b2f2be9) |
| Sold | 2002-10-25 | £225,000 | Detached | +132% | £512,959 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5d086cbc-a33f-4409-a33c-786446492d59) |
| Sold | 1996-03-15 | £97,000 | Detached | — | £541,674 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/83f6a8f0-80fe-4acd-8388-40b6c91c1ed1) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 517 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL | £800,000 | 20/03/2026 | Detached |
| 517 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL | £274,000 | 05/11/2007 | Detached |
| 517 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL | £225,000 | 25/10/2002 | Detached |
| 517 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL | £97,000 | 15/03/1996 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166791164](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f3e2c41)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £800,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-09 | £800,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £274,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £225,000 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £97,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 37 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ | £540,000 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| 489 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL | £422,000 | 17/04/2023 | Detached |
| 8 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ | £465,000 | 30/08/2022 | Detached |
| 2 BARLEY GARDENS, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5JL | £643,000 | 12/07/2022 | Detached |
| 16 BARLEY GARDENS, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5JL | £560,000 | 28/06/2022 | Detached |
| 507 READING ROAD, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HL | £499,950 | 24/06/2022 | Detached |
| 16 FRESIAN WAY, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5FW | £625,000 | 18/06/2022 | Detached |
| 19 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ | £625,000 | 05/05/2022 | Detached |
| WHITE COTTAGE BEARWOOD PATH, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5EY | £580,000 | 18/02/2022 | Detached |
| 21 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ | £700,000 | 29/11/2021 | Detached |
| 47 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ | £575,000 | 29/11/2021 | Detached |
| 16 ARBOR LANE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5JA | £550,000 | 08/10/2021 | Detached |
| 50 CHATSWORTH AVENUE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5EU | £485,000 | 30/09/2021 | Detached |
| 35 CHATSWORTH AVENUE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5EU | £599,950 | 23/09/2021 | Detached |
| 3 MILLER DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5RP | £650,000 | 15/09/2021 | Detached |
| 3 ALBANY PARK DRIVE, WINNERSH, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HZ | £540,000 | 16/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £566,244 (16 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.3%
- **10y growth:** 1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wokingham; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -4.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 21.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,328/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,476/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,624/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Duffet Drive, RG41 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Glasspool Road, RG41 | £6,000/mo | 3 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Isis Close, RG41 | £1,900/mo | 3 | 0.51 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £3,050/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.24% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £237,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £190,000

*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 £1,900/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 35.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,465/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7.6%

*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 | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **64** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Forest School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 15 Sep 2021 |
| Winnersh Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 23 Jun 2016 |
| Bearwood Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 24 Mar 2019 |
| Wheatfield Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 14 Jun 2017 |
| Hawkedon Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #17122220
- **Address:** 517 Reading Road, Winnersh, RG41 5HL
- **Certificate Issued:** 11/01/2026
- **Work Completed:** 07/01/2026
- **Items:** 10 window(s), 4 door(s)