RG31 5WG
Last sold £325,000 in August 2017
17, Elder Close, Reading
- Property type
- Terraced
- Bedrooms
- 4 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 807 sq ft / 75 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
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Price history in context
- May 1997 — £77,500
- Sep 2000 — £131,000 · +69.0% · 22 pts ahead of the UK market
- Aug 2005 — £178,250 · +36.1% · 39 pts behind the UK market
- Feb 2012 — £211,000 · +18.4% · 15 pts ahead of the UK market
- Oct 2013 — £225,000 · +6.6% · 1 pts ahead of the UK market
- Aug 2017 — £325,000 · +44.4% · 16 pts ahead of the UK market
What this home might be worth today
£422,000
Estimate range £401,000–£443,000
+29.9% since August 2017 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 47 nearby sales within a year · 4-bed (est.) terraced within 1 km
The life around it
- Birch Copse Primary School is 697m away.
- Downsway Primary School is 851m away.
- Tilehurst station is 1.7km away.
- Vicarage Copse/Wood is 598m away.
- The coast (coastline) is 50.1km away.
- Lake is 1.6km away.
- Pond is 524m away.
- Canal is 3.5km away.
- River Thames is 1.7km away.
- Arthur Newbery Park is 782m away.
- Cornwell Recreation Ground is 207m away.
Broadband
- Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Ultrafast broadband (100Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Tilehurst, 1.7km away
- 36 min London
- 36 min Oxford
- 67 min Bristol
- 101 min Birmingham
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Nearby schools
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Birch Copse Primary School · primaryOfsted Outstanding (inspected Jul 2024)is 697m away.
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Downsway Primary School · primaryOfsted inspected Apr 2023 (ungraded framework — School remains Good)is 851m away.
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Denefield School · secondaryOfsted Good (inspected Nov 2023)Attainment 8: 49.3 — top 40% nationally (2023)is 962m away.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 33 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
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Nearby sold homes
Planning activity nearby
- Demolition of existing conservatory, erection of part single part two story rear… — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
- T1 - English oak: Tip-reduce the lateral branches over the garden by 2m (+/- 0.5m),… — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
- A Householders planning application for a first floor rear extension, Including external… — Undecided, Apr 2026 source
- Single storey side and rear extension — Permitted, Jul 2026 source
- OJ2N and OJ2P (T1 and T2) - Oak: Remove all deadwood and crown reduction of approx 20-… — Undecided, Apr 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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