RG1 6AQ
Last sold £122,500 in February 2004
5, Flat 2, Castle Crescent, Reading
- Property type
- Flat
- Tenure
- Leasehold
- Elevation
- About 59m — higher than about 60% of homes in Reading
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Price history in context
- Feb 2004 — £122,500 · +145.2% · 35 pts ahead of the UK market
- Oct 1997 — £49,950
What this home might be worth today
£265,000
Estimate range £251,000–£278,000
+116.1% since February 2004 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid below the local norm at the time
vs 200 nearby sales within a year · flat within 1 km
The life around it
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.1km
- Coley Primary School 276m
- Reading West station 853m
- Chazey Wood 3.5km
- The coast (coastline) 45.2km
- Lake 501m
- Pond 525m
- Kennet And Avon Canal 1.3km
- River Kennet 509m
- Holy Brook Nook 375m
- Play Area 225m
- M&S Simply Food 315m
- Russell Street (Opp 6) 185m
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 West, 853m away
- 32 min London
- 35 min Oxford
- 60 min Bristol
- 94 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 1,570 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 the Russell Street and Castle Hill conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Above average for England & Wales — 265 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: approximate (postcode)
Nearby sold homes
- 31, Castle Crescent, Reading £89,000 · 1996
- Park Lodge, 21, Flat 1, Castle Crescent, Reading £25,000 · 1997
- Park Lodge, 21, Flat 5, Castle Crescent, Reading £38,000 · 1999
- 15 - 17, Flat 4, Castle Crescent, Reading £97,950 · 2001
- Park Lodge, 21, Flat 2, Castle Crescent, Reading £19,000 · 2001
- 15 - 17, Flat 3, Castle Crescent, Reading £192,000 · 2005
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