RG31 7YW
Last sold £425,000 in April 2008
8, Orkney Close, Reading
- Property type
- Detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
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Price history in context
- Today — see what it's worth now
- Apr 2008 — £425,000
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 56 nearby sales within a year · detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Churchend Primary Academy is 1.1km away.
- Kennet Valley Primary School is 609m away.
- Amnerfield Miniature Railway station is 2.5km away.
- CHURCH END COPSE is 763m away.
- The coast (coastline) is 48.8km away.
- Lake is 760m away.
- Pond is 385m away.
- Canal is 832m away.
- River Kennet is 770m 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 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.
Nearby schools
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Kennet Valley Primary School · primaryOfsted inspected Apr 2025 (no grade recorded)is 609m away.
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Churchend Primary Academy · primaryOfsted Good (inspected Dec 2022)is 1.1km away.
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Manor Primary School · primaryOfsted Good (inspected Feb 2023)is 1.2km away.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 45 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
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Planning activity nearby
- T1 - Ash: Reduce 2-3m back to previous reduction points (where present) taking care not… — Permitted, May 2026 source
- We will brick in our current sliding patio doors and replace it with an exterior rated… — Rejected, Jun 2026 source
- Construction of dormer extensions to the existing roof slopes, to allow for the creation… — Undecided, May 2026 source
- Proposed side extension and porch infill — Undecided, Mar 2026 source
- Proposed single storey rear and side extension and front porch. — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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