RG7 3SR

Last sold £220,000 in February 2026

48, Groves Lea, Reading

Property type
Flat
Bedrooms
2 (est.)
Tenure
Leasehold
Floor area
517 sq ft / 48 sq m
EPC rating
D

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Price history in context

  • Feb 2026 — £220,000 · +69.2% · 130 pts behind the UK market
  • Jan 2002 — £130,000 · +20.4% · 19 pts ahead of the UK market
  • May 2001 — £108,000 · +83.1% · 27 pts ahead of the UK market
  • Jun 1997 — £59,000
— sold price – – bank of england base rate £220,000 £59,000 1997 2026

The life around it

  • Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School 4.1km
  • Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School 656m
  • Mortimer station 2.4km
  • Simms Copse 959m
  • The coast (coastline) 51.7km
  • Lake 1.6km
  • Pond 702m
  • Canal 4.8km
  • Lockram Brook 980m
  • Public Park 1.6km
  • The Alfred Palmer Memorial Recreation Field 325m
  • M&S Simply Food 5.4km
  • Stephens Road (Opp) 124m

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 Mortimer, 2.4km away

  • 45 min London
  • 45 min Oxford
  • 70 min Bristol
  • 104 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

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 — 152 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

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Planning activity nearby

  • Undecided Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 'Arb Method Statement' of… Jun 2026 source
  • Permitted Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 26/00119/HOUSE: GARAGE CONVERSION AND… Jul 2026 source
  • Permitted GARAGE CONVERSION AND SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION May 2026 source
  • Permitted Removal of 2x dead Oak trees Jul 2026 source
  • Permitted T1 - Oak: located on the boundary to the property next to College Piece footpath. Remove… Jun 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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