RG8 8DG
Last sold £230,000 in May 2013
26, Primrose Close, Reading
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Bedrooms
- 3 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 861 sq ft / 80 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
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Price history in context
- May 2013 — £230,000 · +13.3% · 23 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jul 2007 — £203,000 · +105.1% · 24 pts behind the UK market
- Dec 1999 — £99,000 · +65.1% · 25 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jul 1996 — £59,950
What this home might be worth today
£394,000
Estimate range £374,000–£414,000
+71.4% since May 2013 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 36 nearby sales within a year · 3-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Westwood Farm Infant School 728m
- Purley CofE Primary School 389m
- Tilehurst station 1.4km
- Park Wood 1.1km
- The coast (coastline) 49.8km
- Lake 428m
- Pond 707m
- Canal 5.3km
- River Thames 456m
- Arthur Newbery Park 1.4km
- Play Area 232m
- Asda 2.2km
- New Hill (Adj) 132m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
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, 1.4km 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.
Schools nearby
Noise
Rail noise here is mapped at 65–69 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — a busy railway close by.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 85 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 24, Primrose Close, Reading £295,000 · 2018
- 28, Primrose Close, Reading £285,000 · 2020
- 27, Primrose Close, Reading £197,000 · 2013
- 22, Primrose Close, Reading £282,000 · 2019
- 20, Primrose Close, Reading £350,000 · 2025
- 8, Lilac Close, Reading £380,000 · 2023
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided Converting the garage into another room, closing off the garage door with new brickwork… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted Demolition of the existing single skin brick breakfast area and replacement with a larger… May 2026 source
- Permitted Approval of details reserved by Conditions (4) CMS, (10) Arboricultural Watching Brief,… Mar 2026 source
- Permitted Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 25/00815/FUL: Replacement dwelling.… Mar 2026 source
- Permitted T1 (pine): Remove to just above ground level due to health and safety concerns (see… Mar 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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