Sold Semi-detached

151B

WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, READING RG2 8JH

3 beds 2 baths 67 m² Listed 18 Oct 2014 (-4295d)

£250,000

Reduced on 19 Dec 2014

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# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (RG2 8JH)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 151B, WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, READING RG2 8JH |
| Price | £250,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Last sold | £296,000 Oct 2020 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 10/10/2024 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £367/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £19,130

### Recommendations
- E (£30)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£9,000 - £14,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9728-2889-7201-9894-5055)

## Description

The Property

An extremely well presented modern family home with ground floor cloakroom as well as en-suite to master bedroom. This wonderful home has a 22' living room as well as fitted kitchen and very private rear garden. There is also ample off road parking to the front. We strongly recommend arranging a viewing to fully appreciate this property.

Entrance Hall

Accessed via a replacement front door, cloaks hanging space door to living room.

Downstairs Cloakroom

W.C. and wash hand basin with tiled splash backs.

Living Room

22'2 x 13'5

Dual aspect room with recently installed double glazed windows to front and rear, 2 radiators, stairs to first floor landing, ornamental fire surround.

Inner Hall

Doors to cloakroom and kitchen.

Kitchen

9'8 x 6'9

A white fitted kitchen with recently installed double glazed window to rear, over looking garden and door to side. There is a range of matching eye and base level units, rolled edged work tops, built in oven and hob with hood over, single drainer sink unit, domestic appliance space. Tilled walls.

First Floor Landing

Access to bedrooms and bathroom, built in airing cupboard.

Bedroom One

10'6 x 9'4

Front aspect via recently installed double glazed window, radiator, door to en-suite.

En-suite

Front aspect via recently installed double glazed window. A white suite with W.C. wash hand basin, tiled shower cubicle and half tiled walls.

Bedroom Two

9'8 x 7'

Rear aspect via recently installed double glazed window, radiator.

Bedroom Three

7'5 x 7'

Rear aspect via recently installed double glazed window, radiator.

Bathroom

A white suite with panel enclosed bath with mixer taps and shower attachemnt, W.C. wash hand basin, tiled walls. Recently installed double glazed window to side.

Front Garden

Is a block paved driveway providing ample off road parking and access to front door, gateway giving pedestrian access to rear garden.

Rear Garden

A wonderful garden enjoying a good degree of privacy, with paved patio area, mainly laid to lawn with various flowers and shrubs, further paved hard standing perfect for shed or additional patio area.

Seller’s Comments

## Property Photos

- ![The Property](/listings/photos/48792458/1317830) - The Property
- ![Living Area](/listings/photos/48792458/1317832) - Living Area
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/48792458/1317834) - Kitchen
- ![Bedroom One](/listings/photos/48792458/1317835) - Bedroom One
- ![Bedroom Two](/listings/photos/48792458/1317837) - Bedroom Two
- ![Bedroom Three](/listings/photos/48792458/1317838) - Bedroom Three
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/48792458/1317844) - Bathroom
- ![Rear Garden](/listings/photos/48792458/1317847) - Rear Garden
- ![Dining Area](/listings/photos/48792458/1317848) - Dining Area
- ![Rear Garden](/listings/photos/48792458/1317849) - Rear Garden
- ![Living Area](/listings/photos/48792458/1317850) - Living Area

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/48792458/1317851) - Floorplan 1

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 151B WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH | £296,000 | 28/10/2020 | Semi-detached |
| 151B WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH | £240,000 | 19/02/2015 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 53 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HJ | £370,000 | 20/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 60 FOXHAYS ROAD, READING, RG2 8NW | £375,000 | 19/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 11 BRYBUR CLOSE, READING, RG2 8HN | £380,000 | 10/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 9 EXWICK SQUARE, READING, RG2 8NB | £353,000 | 08/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 81 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HL | £375,000 | 13/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 16 HOLBERTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8NH | £330,000 | 25/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 167 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8LB | £470,000 | 31/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 49 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HJ | £365,000 | 19/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 35 ANSON CRESCENT, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 8JT | £360,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 FOXHAYS ROAD, READING, RG2 8ND | £360,000 | 31/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 HOLBERTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8NL | £392,000 | 19/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 19 BRYBUR CLOSE, READING, RG2 8HN | £360,000 | 16/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 BRYBUR CLOSE, READING, RG2 8HN | £395,000 | 09/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 147 FOXHAYS ROAD, READING, RG2 8NN | £338,852 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 43 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HJ | £410,000 | 11/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 105 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8HY | £408,000 | 24/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 133 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH | £195,000 | 02/08/2022 | Flat |
| 4 WOOD GREEN, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 8HU | £361,000 | 01/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 96 WENTWORTH AVENUE, READING, RG2 8JL | £455,000 | 19/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 149 FOXHAYS ROAD, READING, RG2 8NN | £340,000 | 18/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 MITFORD CLOSE, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 8JQ | £391,000 | 27/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 151A WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH | £350,000 | 13/04/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £272,500 (2 sales)
**Area average:** £379,443 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £408,585 (41 Semi-detached, RG2, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -38.8%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Puffin Way, RG2 | £2,650/mo | 3 | 1.13 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Drakeway, RG2 | £4,120/mo | 3 | 1.19 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £3,385/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.35% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £423,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £338,500

*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 £3,385/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 16.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £2,037/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 33.7%

*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:** £3,731/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 1.4%
- **10y growth:** 20.7%

## 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%

## 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)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

67 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£296,000 Oct 2020

Price per m²

£3,731/m²

Local average

£408,585 (-38.8%)

Deprivation

Decile 6 (17,990 of 33,755)

Street crime

230 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

Semi-Detached House
Three Bedrooms
Two Bathrooms
Double Glazed
Garden
Central Heating
22'2 Living Room
Cloakroom
Ample Parking
Excellent Decoration

Additional details

Heating: Gas central
Parking: Garage, Yes
Garden: Private garden, Yes

Description

The Property
An extremely well presented modern family home with ground floor cloakroom as well as en-suite to master bedroom. This wonderful home has a 22' living room as well as fitted kitchen and very private rear garden. There is also ample off road parking to the front. We strongly recommend arranging a viewing to fully appreciate this property.

Entrance Hall
Accessed via a replacement front door, cloaks hanging space door to living room.

Downstairs Cloakroom
W.C. and wash hand basin with tiled splash backs.

Living Room
22'2 x 13'5
Dual aspect room with recently installed double glazed windows to front and rear, 2 radiators, stairs to first floor landing, ornamental fire surround.

Inner Hall
Doors to cloakroom and kitchen.

Kitchen
9'8 x 6'9
A white fitted kitchen with recently installed double glazed window to rear, over looking garden and door to side. There is a range of matching eye and base level units, rolled edged work tops, built in oven and hob with hood over, single drainer sink unit, domestic appliance space. Tilled walls.

First Floor Landing
Access to bedrooms and bathroom, built in airing cupboard.

Bedroom One
10'6 x 9'4
Front aspect via recently installed double glazed window, radiator, door to en-suite.

En-suite
Front aspect via recently installed double glazed window. A white suite with W.C. wash hand basin, tiled shower cubicle and half tiled walls.

Bedroom Two
9'8 x 7'
Rear aspect via recently installed double glazed window, radiator.

Bedroom Three
7'5 x 7'
Rear aspect via recently installed double glazed window, radiator.

Bathroom
A white suite with panel enclosed bath with mixer taps and shower attachemnt, W.C. wash hand basin, tiled walls. Recently installed double glazed window to side.

Front Garden
Is a block paved driveway providing ample off road parking and access to front door, gateway giving pedestrian access to rear garden.

Rear Garden
A wonderful garden enjoying a good degree of privacy, with paved patio area, mainly laid to lawn with various flowers and shrubs, further paved hard standing perfect for shed or additional patio area.

Seller’s Comments
Seller’s Comments

Listed by

covering Meridian

Purplebricks

Reference: 48792458

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 10/10/2024. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 11/10/2014

Expiry date: 10/10/2024 (expired)

Current heating cost: £367/year

Potential heating cost: £334/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £19,130

Recommendations

Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£30)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£9,000 - £14,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Price history

23% since 2015

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	28/10/2020 (5 years ago)	£296,000	+23.3%
Sold	19/02/2015 (11 years ago)	£240,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
53 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HJ	£370,000	20/01/2026	Semi-detached
60 FOXHAYS ROAD, READING, RG2 8NW	£375,000	19/01/2026	Semi-detached
11 BRYBUR CLOSE, READING, RG2 8HN	£380,000	10/12/2025	Semi-detached
9 EXWICK SQUARE, READING, RG2 8NB	£353,000	08/12/2025	Semi-detached
81 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HL	£375,000	13/11/2025	Semi-detached
16 HOLBERTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8NH	£330,000	25/06/2025	Semi-detached
167 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8LB	£470,000	31/03/2025	Semi-detached
49 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HJ	£365,000	19/12/2023	Semi-detached
35 ANSON CRESCENT, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 8JT	£360,000	25/08/2023	Semi-detached
15 FOXHAYS ROAD, READING, RG2 8ND	£360,000	31/03/2023	Semi-detached
2 HOLBERTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8NL	£392,000	19/12/2022	Semi-detached
19 BRYBUR CLOSE, READING, RG2 8HN	£360,000	16/11/2022	Semi-detached
10 BRYBUR CLOSE, READING, RG2 8HN	£395,000	09/11/2022	Semi-detached
147 FOXHAYS ROAD, READING, RG2 8NN	£338,852	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
43 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HJ	£410,000	11/10/2022	Semi-detached
105 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8HY	£408,000	24/08/2022	Semi-detached
Same street 133 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH	£195,000	02/08/2022	Flat
4 WOOD GREEN, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 8HU	£361,000	01/08/2022	Semi-detached
96 WENTWORTH AVENUE, READING, RG2 8JL	£455,000	19/07/2022	Semi-detached
149 FOXHAYS ROAD, READING, RG2 8NN	£340,000	18/07/2022	Semi-detached
6 MITFORD CLOSE, READING, WOKINGHAM, RG2 8JQ	£391,000	27/06/2022	Semi-detached
Same street 151A WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JH	£350,000	13/04/2022	Semi-detached

Street average: £272,500 (2 sales)

Area average: £379,443 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 1.4%

10y growth 20.7%

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.

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View RG2 8JH

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Holberton Road	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Wentworth Avenue	0.1 miles
Shop	The Salon	0.2 miles
Shop	The Racket Shop	0.2 miles
University	University of Reading, London Road Campus	2.0 miles
Train station	Earley	2.1 miles
Train station	Reading Green Park	2.1 miles
University	Dreadnought, University of Reading	2.6 miles
Hospital	Wokingham Hospital	4.7 miles
Hospital	Broadmoor Hospital	8.5 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	94
Shoplifting	33
Anti-social behaviour	21
Other theft	18
Public order	14
Criminal damage and arson	11
Drugs	10
Vehicle crime	10
Bicycle theft	5
Other crime	5
Robbery	4
Burglary	2
Possession of weapons	2
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	230

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
Crosfields School	Other	0.2 miles	— (No rating)
Christ The King Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 6 Jul 2022
Geoffrey Field Junior School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 9 Jan 2014
Geoffrey Field Infant School	Primary	0.4 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
John Madejski Academy	Secondary	0.4 miles	Inadequate — 23 Nov 2023

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
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Puffin Way, RG2	£2,650/mo	3	1.13 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Detached House, Drakeway, RG2	£4,120/mo	3	1.19 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £3,385/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.35%

Max investor price (0.8%) £423,125

Target investor price (1%) £338,500

Gross yield 16.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 6.2×

Monthly cashflow £2,037/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 33.7%

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).

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