Semi-Detached 3 sales on record

20 GROVE ROAD

SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RL

£565,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Heath and Watkins	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Post Office	0.1 miles
Train station	Tilehurst	3.7 miles
University	Dreadnought, University of Reading	4.2 miles
Hospital	Princes House	4.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Bathrooms (EPC)

Floor area

108 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£565,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£5,231/m²

Local average

£595,327 (22 sales)

Street crime

14 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 03/09/2025

Current heating cost: £992/year

Potential heating cost: £777/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,700

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
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	19/02/2026	£565,000	Semi-detached	+36.1%	£565,000 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	14/01/2015	£415,000	Semi-detached	+31.7%	£637,668 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/06/2006	£315,200	Semi-detached	—	£622,698 to February 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
2 PAGES ORCHARD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LW	£480,000	28/11/2025	Semi-detached
54 GROVE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RL	£655,000	01/09/2025	Semi-detached
13 LEA ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LH	£341,000	24/07/2023	Semi-detached
29 CROWSLEY WAY, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LY	£620,000	15/05/2023	Semi-detached
2 WYCHWOOD CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9SN	£482,500	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
11 BASKERVILLE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LS	£382,500	13/10/2022	Semi-detached
1 ELM COURT, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9ND	£390,000	04/10/2022	Semi-detached
6 CROWSLEY WAY, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LY	£436,580	23/09/2022	Semi-detached
21 LEA ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LH	£435,000	23/09/2022	Semi-detached
59 GROVE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RH	£800,000	14/09/2022	Semi-detached
4 PAGES ORCHARD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LW	£399,326	06/09/2022	Semi-detached
18 WOOD LANE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9SL	£420,000	15/06/2022	Semi-detached
98 WOOD LANE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9SL	£486,000	27/05/2022	Semi-detached
29 ROWAN CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LD	£495,000	29/04/2022	Semi-detached
1A PAGES ORCHARD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LW	£187,000	16/02/2022	Semi-detached
2 HILLVIEW CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9FA	£560,000	09/02/2022	Semi-detached
3 BLACKMORE LANE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9NX	£715,000	21/01/2022	Semi-detached
9 BASKERVILLE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LS	£400,000	12/11/2021	Semi-detached
6 CROWSLEY WAY, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LY	£315,000	25/10/2021	Semi-detached
4 HILLVIEW CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9FA	£500,000	29/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £474,995 (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 26.1%

10y growth 34.3%

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

1y (index) 0.6%

5y (index) 16.1%

10y (index) 32.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,242/mo

Realistic £1,380/mo

Optimistic £1,518/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → South Oxfordshire.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 5-bedroom EPC estimate). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Shiplake Bottom, RG9	£1,600/mo	3	0.44 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Blackmore Lane, RG4	£1,150/mo	1	0.46 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Blackmore Lane, RG4	£1,250/mo	1	0.46 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Kennylands Road, RG4	£4,800/mo	4	0.82 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Bungalow, Grange Avenue, RG9	£2,200/mo	4	0.97 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,200/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.28%

Max investor price (0.8%) £200,000

Target investor price (1%) £160,000

Gross yield 3.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 29.4×

Monthly cashflow £-810/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -5.9%

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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	6
Public order	3
Anti-social behaviour	1
Drugs	1
Other theft	1
Shoplifting	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	14

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Bishopswood School	Other	0.1 miles	Inadequate — 2 Feb 2022
Sonning Common Primary School	Primary	0.1 miles	Good — 13 Jan 2014
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 3 Jul 2022
Kidmore End Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 20 Nov 2023
Peppard Church of England Primary School	Primary	1.0 miles	Good — 7 Nov 2011

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# 20 GROVE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RL

## Property details

- Slug: `fb9e973` (address key hash: `fb9e973c41251006365980d7504bf78a1acda386`)
- Postcode: RG4 9RL
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 5
- Bathrooms (EPC): 1
- Floor area: 108 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £565,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £5,231/m²
- Local average: £595,327 (22 sales)
- Street crime: 14 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £565,000
- Date: 2026-02-19
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £992/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,700

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- 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/2619-1484-3338-1161-9191)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-19 | £565,000 | Semi-detached | +36.1% | £565,000 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-905b-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2015-01-14 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | +31.7% | £637,668 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/e57abaee-d1b0-43b3-874d-504e1891da4a) |
| Sold | 2006-06-16 | £315,200 | Semi-detached | — | £622,698 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cdf7bf58-eb83-4966-91ba-3dc038c592c5) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 GROVE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RL | £565,000 | 19/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 20 GROVE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RL | £415,000 | 14/01/2015 | Semi-detached |
| 20 GROVE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RL | £315,200 | 16/06/2006 | Semi-detached |

## 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 PAGES ORCHARD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LW | £480,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 54 GROVE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RL | £655,000 | 01/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 13 LEA ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LH | £341,000 | 24/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 CROWSLEY WAY, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LY | £620,000 | 15/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 WYCHWOOD CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9SN | £482,500 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 BASKERVILLE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LS | £382,500 | 13/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 ELM COURT, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9ND | £390,000 | 04/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 CROWSLEY WAY, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LY | £436,580 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 LEA ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LH | £435,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 59 GROVE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9RH | £800,000 | 14/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 PAGES ORCHARD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LW | £399,326 | 06/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 18 WOOD LANE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9SL | £420,000 | 15/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 98 WOOD LANE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9SL | £486,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 ROWAN CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LD | £495,000 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1A PAGES ORCHARD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LW | £187,000 | 16/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 HILLVIEW CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9FA | £560,000 | 09/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BLACKMORE LANE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9NX | £715,000 | 21/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 BASKERVILLE ROAD, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LS | £400,000 | 12/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 6 CROWSLEY WAY, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9LY | £315,000 | 25/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 4 HILLVIEW CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, RG4 9FA | £500,000 | 29/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £474,995 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 26.1%
- **10y growth:** 34.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Oxfordshire; Semi-detached series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,242/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,380/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,518/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 5-bedroom EPC estimate). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Shiplake Bottom, RG9 | £1,600/mo | 3 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Blackmore Lane, RG4 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Blackmore Lane, RG4 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.46 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Kennylands Road, RG4 | £4,800/mo | 4 | 0.82 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Bungalow, Grange Avenue, RG9 | £2,200/mo | 4 | 0.97 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,200/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.28% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £200,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £160,000

*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 £1,600/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 29.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-810/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.9%

*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:** 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 | 6 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **14** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Bishopswood School | Other | 0.1 miles | Inadequate — 2 Feb 2022 |
| Sonning Common Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 13 Jan 2014 |
| Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 3 Jul 2022 |
| Kidmore End Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2023 |
| Peppard Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.0 miles | Good — 7 Nov 2011 |