# 1 bedroom flat for sale (RG1 7RP)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | FLAT 5, 168 CASTLE HILL, READING, READING RG1 7RP |
| Price | £170,000 |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | B |
| Construction age | England and Wales: before 1900 |
| Floor area | 42 m² |
| Last sold | £170,000 Mar 2026 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 11/04/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £802/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,000

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- D (£80 - £120)
- L2 (£800 - £1,200)
- O (£3,300 - £6,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9120-9041-0023-2302-0903)

## Description

**Property Description**

Located 0.3 miles from Reading Town Centre is this one double bedroom apartment comprised of open living space with high ceilings and a bay window. Separate to the apartment is a study room with windows, power and broadband, the ideal work from home office. Allocated and visitor parking

## Property Photos

- ![External](/listings/photos/161421938/2037113) - External
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/161421938/2037114) - Kitchen
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/161421938/2037115) - Bedroom
- ![Dining room](/listings/photos/161421938/2037116) - Dining room
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/161421938/2037117) - Bedroom
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/161421938/2037118) - Bathroom
- ![Office](/listings/photos/161421938/2037119) - Office
- ![Living room](/listings/photos/161421938/2037120) - Living room
- ![Living room](/listings/photos/161421938/2037121) - Living room
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/161421938/2037122) - Kitchen

## Floorplans

- ![Floor Plan](/listings/photos/161421938/2037123) - Floor Plan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC](/listings/photos/161421938/2037124) - EPC

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £170,000 | 18/03/2026 | Flat |
| 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £185,000 | 25/10/2019 | Flat |
| 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £180,000 | 09/06/2017 | Flat |
| 168 FLAT 5 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RP | £127,500 | 17/08/2012 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 127 FLAT 11 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY | £96,000 | 21/01/2026 | Flat |
| 28 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX | £81,000 | 20/11/2025 | Flat |
| BLENHEIM TERRACE 17 BLENHEIM PLACE, READING, RG1 7ST | £185,000 | 07/11/2025 | Flat |
| 8 THE FIRS, READING, RG1 6HN | £192,000 | 24/09/2025 | Flat |
| RIDGEBOROUGH COURT 8 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SZ | £250,000 | 29/08/2025 | Flat |
| LIMA COURT 4 BATH ROAD, READING, RG1 6NG | £217,000 | 07/02/2025 | Flat |
| 16 THE FIRS, READING, RG1 6HN | £270,000 | 24/11/2023 | Flat |
| LIMA COURT 10 BATH ROAD, READING, RG1 6NG | £227,500 | 11/10/2023 | Flat |
| 130 FLAT 3 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RW | £147,000 | 29/09/2023 | Flat |
| LIMA COURT 66 BATH ROAD, READING, RG1 6NG | £245,000 | 15/09/2023 | Flat |
| 127 FLAT 6 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY | £115,000 | 06/09/2023 | Flat |
| 40 FLAT 2 CAREY STREET, READING, RG1 7JS | £182,500 | 22/08/2023 | Flat |
| BERKELEY COURT 13 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6LH | £140,000 | 18/08/2023 | Flat |
| 134 FLAT 2 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RW | £323,500 | 26/05/2023 | Flat |
| 3 FLAT 1 CASTLE CRESCENT, READING, RG1 6FN | £240,000 | 05/05/2023 | Flat |
| BLENHEIM TERRACE 4 BLENHEIM PLACE, READING, RG1 7ST | £190,000 | 23/03/2023 | Flat |
| 3 FLAT A COLEY HILL, READING, RG1 6AE | £190,000 | 02/12/2022 | Flat |
| 123 FLAT B CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7SY | £225,000 | 14/11/2022 | Flat |
| BERKELEY COURT 14 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6LH | £120,000 | 11/11/2022 | Flat |
| 3 FLAT B COLEY HILL, READING, RG1 6AE | £177,500 | 01/11/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £190,700 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £233,883 (75 Flat, RG1, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -27.3%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Zinzan Street, RG1 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.18 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Chatham Street, RG1 | £975/mo | 1 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Chatham St, RG1 | £975/mo | 1 | 0.34 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,033/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.57% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £121,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £97,500

*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 £975/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £183/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.5%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £4,048/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -8.2%
- **10y growth:** -10.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** -5%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 2.9%

## Flood risk

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

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