RG31 7YW
Last sold £582,000 in December 2023
3, Orkney Close, Reading
- Property type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 30 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,432 sq ft / 133 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
- Elevation
- About 54m — higher than about 50% of homes in Reading
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Price history in context
- Dec 2023 — £582,000 · +191.1% · 15 pts behind the UK market
- Aug 2000 — £199,950
What this home might be worth today
£613,000
Estimate range £583,000–£644,000
+5.4% since December 2023 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
The life around it
- Churchend Primary Academy 1.2km
- Kennet Valley Primary School 611m
- Amnerfield Miniature Railway station 2.5km
- Church End Copse 782m
- The coast (coastline) 48.8km
- Lake 740m
- Pond 367m
- Canal 812m
- River Kennet 750m
- Linear Park 317m
- Play Area 240m
- Best-One 1.1km
- Orkney Close (Opp) 53m
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 Reading Green Park, 2.7km away
- 39 min London
- 39 min Oxford
- 64 min Bristol
- 98 min Cardiff
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
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,590 hours a year — sunnier than 50% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: no hills shade it. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Planning
- In a tree preservation zone — works to trees need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 43 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 8, Orkney Close, Reading £425,000 · 2008
- 4, Goodwin Close, Reading £750,000 · 2025
- 1, Orkney Close, Reading £540,000 · 2022
- 2, Goodwin Close, Reading £435,000 · 2020
- 4, Orkney Close, Reading £365,000 · 2012
- 5, Orkney Close, Reading £565,000 · 2021
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted T1 - Ash: Reduce 2-3m back to previous reduction points (where present) taking care not… May 2026 source
- Rejected We will brick in our current sliding patio doors and replace it with an exterior rated… Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Proposed side extension and porch infill Mar 2026 source
- Undecided Construction of dormer extensions to the existing roof slopes, to allow for the creation… May 2026 source
- Permitted Proposed single storey rear and side extension and front porch. Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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