# 2 bedroom ground floor maisonette for sale (RG2 8JH)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 139 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, READING RG2 8JH |
| Price | £185,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Last sold | £185,000 Jan 2019 |

## Description

Ground floor maisonette coming to the market with no onward chain, giving excellent access to M4 Junction 11, Green Park, Reading town centre and Reading mainline Station.  Two bedrooms, lounge, kitchen and enclosed rear garden.  This property has a 999 lease from 1959.

## Property Photos

- ![Front](/listings/photos/75445307/1317852) - Front
- ![Lounge](/listings/photos/75445307/1317853) - Lounge
- ![Bedroom One](/listings/photos/75445307/1317854) - Bedroom One
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/75445307/1317855) - Bathroom
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/75445307/1317856) - Kitchen
- ![Garden](/listings/photos/75445307/1317857) - Garden

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/75445307/1317858) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC](/listings/photos/75445307/1317859) - EPC

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 4 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #8330820
- **Address:** 139 Whitley Wood Road, READING, RG2 8JH
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/08/2011
- **Work Completed:** 04/07/2011
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #4130024
- **Address:** 139 Whitley Wood Road, READING, RG2 8JH
- **Certificate Issued:** 10/10/2006
- **Work Completed:** 28/09/2006
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #13420654
- **Address:** 139 Whitley Wood Road, READING, RG2 8JH
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/03/2019
- **Work Completed:** 12/02/2019
- **Items:** 3 window(s), 2 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #14070122
- **Address:** 139 Whitley Wood Road, READING, RG2 8JH
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/06/2020
- **Work Completed:** 28/05/2020
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 139 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH | £185,000 | 04/01/2019 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| SOUTHGLADE FLAT 16 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JS | £97,500 | 17/11/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] 133 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH | £195,000 | 02/08/2022 | Flat |
| [Same street] 151A WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH | £350,000 | 13/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 BIRCH GREEN, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 8HS | £239,950 | 31/03/2022 | Flat |

**Street average:** £272,500 (2 sales)
**Area average:** £168,725 (2 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £273,359 (39 Flat, RG2, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -32.3%

## 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

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Copperdale Close, RG6 | £1,500/mo | 2 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.81% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £150,000

*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 £1,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 9.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 10.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £596/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 13.3%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 17.7%
- **10y growth:** 22.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Reading; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -7.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 1%
- **10y growth (index):** 1.6%

## Flood risk

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

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