Area Info for Reading, Unparished Area (Berkshire)

Reading, Unparished Area (Berkshire, UK)

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in Berkshire, England. It is situated in the south-east of England and is known for its rich history, vibrant cultural scene, and significant economic development.

Geography and Location

The town of Reading is located on the River Thames and is approximately 40 miles west of London. The area is characterised by a mix of urban and suburban environments, with extensive parks and green spaces. The Unparished Area refers to the parts of Reading that are not governed by a town or parish council, falling directly under the jurisdiction of the unitary authority.

History

Reading has a history dating back to the Roman period, with archaeological evidence indicating settlement in the area for centuries. The town grew significantly during the medieval period, particularly due to its strategic location along trade routes. The arrival of the railway in the 19th century further accelerated its development into a commercial and industrial hub.

Economy

Today, Reading is recognised as a major commercial centre, with a strong presence of information technology, insurance, and financial services companies. The town is home to the Oracle shopping centre, one of the largest in the UK, and hosts numerous corporate headquarters and regional offices.

Transport

Reading benefits from excellent transport links, including the M4 motorway, which connects it to London and South Wales. The town's railway station provides frequent services to London Paddington, as well as other major cities. Public transport within the town is well-developed, facilitating easy movement for residents and visitors.

Education and Culture

The area offers a range of educational institutions, including Reading University, which is renowned for its research and academic programmes. Cultural attractions include theatres, galleries, and annual festivals that celebrate local arts and heritage.

Governance

The Unparished Area of Reading is directly governed by Reading Borough Council, which manages local services such as education, transportation, planning, and social services. As an unparished area, it does not have a parish or town council, unlike other parts of Berkshire.
Education
School
The WREN School0.12 miles
61-63 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BB
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School0.14 miles
Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EP
Southcote Primary School0.19 miles
Silchester Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EJ
St Mary and All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.49 miles
Wensley Road, Coley Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6DU
Cranbury College0.55 miles
Cranbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2TS
St Edward's Prep0.59 miles
64 Tilehurst Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2JH
Battle Primary Academy0.62 miles
Cranbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2TD
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School0.69 miles
Brownlow Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NP
All Saints Junior School0.69 miles
"August House, Brownlow Road", Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NP
Wilson Primary School0.69 miles
Wilson Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2RW
Manor Primary School0.71 miles
110 Ashampstead Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3LJ
The Holy Brook School0.71 miles
145 Ashampstead Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3LJ
Prospect School0.76 miles
Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EX
Oxford Road Community School0.93 miles
146 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PJ
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School1.00 miles
Dee Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BE
St Michael's Primary School1.05 miles
Dee Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4AS
Health
Clinic
Bath Road0.19 miles
57-59 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2BA
Campion Unit 0.65 miles
Honey End Lane, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EJ
Coley Clinic Reading0.72 miles
Carsdale Close, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6DL
Winterbourne House0.80 miles
53 - 55 Argyle Road, Reading,, RG1 7YL
Baker Street Clinic0.99 miles
22A Baker Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7XX
Reading Walk-In Health Centre1.28 miles
Reading Walk In Health Centre, 1St Floor, 103-105 Broad Street Mall, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7QA
Reading Walk - In Health Centre1.28 miles
1St Floor, 103 Broad Street Mall, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7QA
Broad Street Mall1.28 miles
103-105 Broad Street Mall, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7QA
Bridge Street1.30 miles
2-10 Bridge Street,, Reading, RG1 2LU
Specsavers Hearcare - Berkshire - Reading1.42 miles
45 Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2AA
Milman Road Dr Mittal1.44 miles
Milman Road Health Centre, Milman Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0AR
Tilehurst Surgery Partnership1.49 miles
Tylers Place, Pottery Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6BW
Tilehurst Surgery1.49 miles
Tylers Place, Pottery Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6BW
Marie Stopes International Reading Centre1.52 miles
121 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4QA
CircleReading hospital satellite clinic - Reading Urology Partnership1.63 miles
11 Kendrick Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5DU
Berkshire Health1.63 miles
11 Kendrick Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5DU
GP
Dr Jarman SJ & Partners0.28 miles
The Surgery, 53 Circuit Lane, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3AN
Dr Williams Se & Partners0.53 miles
Southcote Clinic, Coronation Square, Reading, RG30 3QP
Dr M L Swami & Partners - Coley Park Surgery0.64 miles
Coley Park Surgery, 80 Wensley Road, Coley Park, Reading, RG1 6DN
Western Elms Surgery0.83 miles
Western Elms Surgery, 317 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1AT
Dr M L Swami & Partners - The Surgery0.93 miles
The Surgery, 79 Russell Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7XG
The Abbey Medical Centre1.01 miles
41 Russell Street, Reading, Berks, RG1 7XD
Grovelands Medical Centre.1.11 miles
701 Oxford Road, Reading, Berks, Reading, RG30 1HG
Chatham Street Surgery1.12 miles
The Surgery, 121 Chatham Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7JE
Reading Walk-in Health Centre1.28 miles
First floor, 103-105 Broad Street Mall, Reading, Berkshire, England - Uk, RG1 7QA
Dr Lister Ba & Partners1.44 miles
Milman Road Health Centre, Milman Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0AR
Dr P Kumar & Partners1.44 miles
Milman Road Health Centre (Ground Floor), Milman Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0AR
Dr. Boulos and Partners1.49 miles
Tilehurst Surgery, Tylers Place, Pottery Road, Tilehurst, RG30 6BW
Drs Essa & Harrold1.49 miles
The Surgery, 72 London Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4SJ
Dr Williams Se & Partners1.59 miles
The Surgery, 22 Longbarn Lane, Whitley, Reading, RG2 7SZ
Whitley Villa Surgery1.59 miles
1 Christchurch Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 7AB
Tilehurst Medical Centre1.75 miles
5&7 Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6BP
Hospital
The Berkshire Independent Hospital0.55 miles
Swallowscroft, Wensley Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6UZ
Prospect Park Hospital0.65 miles
Honey End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EJ
Spire Dunedin Hospital0.71 miles
16 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NS
CircleReading hospital1.54 miles
CircleReading, 100 Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0NE
Royal Berkshire Hospital1.88 miles
London Road, Craven Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5AN
Wokingham Hospital7.09 miles
41 Barkham Road,, RG41 2RE
Townlands Community Hospital7.62 miles
York Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2EB
Great Hollands10.43 miles
Great Hollands Square, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8WY
Wallingford Community Hospital11.69 miles
Reading Road, Reading Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9DU
Parklands Hospital12.20 miles
Aldermaston Road,, RG24 9RH
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital12.29 miles
Aldermaston Road, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9NA
St Mark's Hospital12.33 miles
St Mark`s Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, Berkshire, SL6 6DU
Fleet Community Hospital12.72 miles
Church Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4LZ
West Berkshire Community Hospital12.83 miles
London Road,, Benham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3AS
Marlow Community Hospital13.31 miles
Victoria Road, Marlow, SL7 1DJ
Odiham Cottage Hospital13.62 miles
Buryfields, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1NE
Pharmacy
Southcote Pharmacy Ltd0.44 miles
36 Coronation Square, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3QN
Fittleworth Medical Limited0.62 miles
2 Lundy Lane, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2RR
Asda Stores Ltd0.67 miles
Honey End Lane, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EL
Newdays Pharmacy0.76 miles
60 Wensley Road, Coley Park, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6DJ
Boots0.76 miles
32 Meadway Precinct, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4AA
Lloydspharmacy0.83 miles
351-353 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1AY
Oxford Road Pharmacy0.85 miles
Oxford Road Pharmacy (Late Night Pharmacy), 276 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1AD
Grovelands Pharmacy1.01 miles
2 Grovelands Road, Reading,, RG30 2NY
Tesco Instore Pharmacy1.06 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Portman Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1AH
Saood Pharmacy1.13 miles
104A Oxford Road, Reading,, RG1 7LL
Manichem Online1.32 miles
47 Boulton Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0NH
Superdrug Pharmacy1.35 miles
55-59 Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2AF
Boots1.41 miles
Unit 5 Upper Ground Level, The Oracle Centre, Reading, RG1 2AH
Boots1.42 miles
47-48 Broad Street, Reading, RG1 2AE
Lloydspharmacy1.44 miles
Milman Road Health Centre, Ground Floor Milman Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0AR
Lloydspharmacy1.49 miles
2A Tylers Place, Pottery Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6BW
Leisure
Park
PROSPECT PARK (Grade II Listed)0.48 miles
LOUSEHILL COPSE1.17 miles
ROUND COPSE1.51 miles
BLUNDELLS COPSE1.57 miles
MCILROY PARK1.65 miles
THE FORBURY GARDEN (Grade II Listed)1.66 miles
CAVERSHAM COURT (Grade II Listed)1.80 miles
READING CEMETERY (Grade II Listed)2.47 miles
CAVERSHAM PARK (Grade II Listed)3.06 miles
PEARMAN'S COPSE3.10 miles
HOSEHILL LAKE3.24 miles
MAPLEDURHAM3.27 miles
HIGHWOOD3.43 miles
MAIDEN ERIEGH PARK3.46 miles
CLAYFIELD COPSE3.49 miles
PURLEY HALL (Grade II* Listed)3.72 miles
Shop
Groceries
Coronation Convenience Store0.44 miles
26 Coronation Square, Reading Berkshire RG30 3QN
ASDA Tilehurst0.67 miles
Honey End Lane, Tilehurst, RG30 4EL
Tesco Reading (Express)0.72 miles
Southcote Service Station, 108 Bath Rd, Reading, Reading, RG30 2EU
M&S Tilehurst Reading Bp0.83 miles
Tilehurst Rd, Reading, RG1 7TW
Tesco Reading (Express)0.85 miles
12 Tilehurst Road., Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7TN
Lidl Reading0.86 miles
291 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AS
Londis Texaco0.87 miles
310 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7PJ
SPAR Euro Garages - Berkley0.89 miles
Spar Store, 10 Berkeley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6JS
Costcutter Reading0.89 miles
39 Berkeley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6JS
Tesco Reading (Express)0.94 miles
211-221 Oxford Rd, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PX
Tesco Reading (Extra)0.95 miles
Portman Rd, Reading, Reading, RG30 1AW
Londis0.97 miles
Unit 1, Montague House, 12 Spey Road Dee Park, Reading, RG30 4DG
ALDI Bath Road1.00 miles
Reading, RG30 2HB
Iceland Reading Link Warehouse1.03 miles
Unit C1 Rose Kiln Lane, Reading Link Retail Park, Reading, RG2 0SN
Anrish Stores1.12 miles
102 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7LL
NK Food & Wine1.21 miles
7 Harvaston Parade, Tilehurst, Reading Berkshire RG30 4LP
Transport
Airport
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 522.16 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 323.30 miles
London Heathrow Airport23.69 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 123.73 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 223.74 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 423.85 miles
London Oxford Airport29.93 miles
Southampton Airport37.56 miles
Bus Stop
Southcote Farm Lane (NE)0.05 miles
Southcote Farm Lane (SW)0.07 miles
Monks Way (SW)0.08 miles
Liebenrood Road (SW)0.12 miles
Liebenrood Road (NE)0.14 miles
Monks Way (NE)0.17 miles
Fawley Road (NE)0.18 miles
Parkside Road (SW)0.20 miles
Fawley Road (SW)0.21 miles
Parkside Road (NE)0.22 miles
Circuit Lane (NE)0.27 miles
Circuit Lane (NE)0.28 miles
Dellwood Hospital (SE)0.29 miles
Southcote Road (SW)0.29 miles
Circuit Lane (N)0.29 miles
Dellwood Hospital (N)0.30 miles
Ferry Port
Shepperton Ferry Landing23.83 miles
Weybridge Ferry Landing23.87 miles
Moulsey - Hurst Park Ferry Landing27.58 miles
Hampton Ferry Landing27.63 miles
Hampton Court Pier28.55 miles
Ditton Island Ferry Landing29.09 miles
Twickenham Hammertons Pier29.54 miles
Richmond - Ham House Ferry Landing29.62 miles
Richmond St. Helena Pier29.84 miles
Richmond Landing Stage29.94 miles
Kingston Turks Pier29.95 miles
Kingston Town End Pier29.97 miles
Kew Pier30.90 miles
Putney Pier33.85 miles
Wandsworth Riverside Quarter Pier34.56 miles
Chelsea Harbour Pier35.39 miles
Railway Station
Reading West Rail Station0.86 miles
Reading Rail Station1.56 miles
Reading Rail Station1.58 miles
Reading Rail Station1.58 miles
Tilehurst Rail Station2.20 miles
Theale Rail Station3.28 miles
Earley Rail Station3.59 miles
Pangbourne Rail Station4.75 miles
Winnersh Triangle Rail Station4.76 miles
Mortimer Rail Station5.26 miles
Winnersh Rail Station5.45 miles
Twyford Rail Station6.30 miles
Wargrave Rail Station6.50 miles
Aldermaston Rail Station6.58 miles
Shiplake Rail Station6.86 miles
Wokingham Rail Station7.22 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (RG30 3E*)
Number of Properties in Catchment309
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
51, SILCHESTER ROAD

READING
READING
RG30 3EJ
£315,000
2025-06-11
terraced
freehold
PINERIDGE GARDENS, 15 (FLAT 3), WESTCOTE ROAD

READING
READING
RG30 2DL
£236,000
2025-05-30
flatmaisonette
leasehold
PRIORY POINT, 36 (FLAT 38), SOUTHCOTE LANE

READING
READING
RG30 3ES
£255,000
2025-05-30
flatmaisonette
leasehold
31, MONKS WAY

READING
READING
RG30 3DP
£550,000
2025-05-23
detached
freehold
222, WENSLEY ROAD

READING
READING
RG1 6DP
£385,000
2025-04-30
terraced
freehold
PETWORTH COURT (31), BATH ROAD

READING
READING
RG1 6PH
£237,000
2025-04-28
flatmaisonette
leasehold
3 (FLAT 8), RUHEMANN STREET

READING
READING
RG30 3FH
£260,000
2025-04-22
flatmaisonette
leasehold
ARMADALE COURT (26), WESTCOTE ROAD

READING
READING
RG30 2DF
£212,000
2025-04-22
flatmaisonette
leasehold
20, ASHLEY ROAD

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READING
RG1 6HT
£590,000
2025-03-28
detached
freehold
ARMADALE COURT (50), WESTCOTE ROAD

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READING
RG30 2DF
£217,500
2025-03-28
flatmaisonette
leasehold
3, SWALLOWS CROFT

READING
READING
RG1 6EH
£295,000
2025-03-28
terraced
freehold
241, WENSLEY ROAD

READING
READING
RG1 6EE
£328,000
2025-03-21
semidetached
freehold
20, KENILWORTH AVENUE

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READING
RG30 3DN
£702,500
2025-03-21
semidetached
freehold
9, BARN CLOSE

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READING
RG30 3EE
£367,000
2024-12-16
semidetached
freehold
CHARNWOOD HOUSE (FLAT 18), REMBRANDT WAY

READING
READING
RG1 6QR
£166,000
2024-12-06
flatmaisonette
leasehold
28, BARN CLOSE

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READING
RG30 3EE
£405,000
2024-11-29
terraced
freehold
5, BENYON MEWS

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READING
RG1 6HX
£370,000
2024-10-25
terraced
freehold
87, ASHDENE GARDENS

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READING
RG30 2EP
£260,000
2025-02-27
flatmaisonette
leasehold
34, STAPLEFORD ROAD

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READING
RG30 3ED
£350,000
2025-02-24
semidetached
freehold
3 (FLAT 11), ELVIAN CLOSE

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READING
RG30 3FP
£225,000
2025-01-31
flatmaisonette
leasehold
6, SWALLOWS CROFT

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READING
RG1 6EH
£320,000
2025-01-16
terraced
freehold
PINERIDGE GARDENS, 15 (FLAT 6), WESTCOTE ROAD

READING
READING
RG30 2DL
£240,000
2025-01-13
flatmaisonette
leasehold
79, HATFORD ROAD

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READING
RG30 3HS
£450,000
2024-12-18
semidetached
freehold
45, FAWLEY ROAD

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READING
RG30 3EN
£400,000
2024-09-12
terraced
freehold
CHARNWOOD HOUSE (FLAT 16), REMBRANDT WAY

READING
READING
RG1 6QR
£155,000
2024-08-07
flatmaisonette
leasehold
2, RUHEMANN STREET

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READING
RG30 3EZ
£520,000
2025-01-20
terraced
freehold
3, EDENHAM CRESCENT

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READING
RG1 6HU
£455,000
2024-12-20
semidetached
freehold
41 (FLAT 5), BATH ROAD

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READING
RG1 6HL
£365,000
2024-12-19
flatmaisonette
leasehold
PETWORTH COURT (29), BATH ROAD

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READING
RG1 6PH
£222,000
2024-12-19
flatmaisonette
leasehold
28, LIEBENROOD ROAD

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RG30 2DX
£500,000
2024-12-17
semidetached
freehold
INGLEWOOD COURT (72), LIEBENROOD ROAD

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READING
RG30 2DU
£220,000
2024-12-16
flatmaisonette
leasehold
1 (FLAT 3), ELVIAN CLOSE

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READING
RG30 3FN
£215,000
2024-12-06
flatmaisonette
leasehold
83, ASHDENE GARDENS

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READING
RG30 2EP
£220,000
2024-11-29
flatmaisonette
leasehold
9, HAWLEY MEWS

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READING
RG30 2EY
£390,000
2024-11-28
semidetached
freehold
175, WENSLEY ROAD

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READING
RG1 6DU
£395,000
2024-11-26
semidetached
freehold
30 (FLAT 8), HADEN SQUARE

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READING
RG1 6FA
£220,000
2024-11-22
flatmaisonette
leasehold
18, ASHDENE GARDENS

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READING
RG30 2EP
£238,000
2024-11-22
flatmaisonette
leasehold
35, KENILWORTH AVENUE

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READING
RG30 3DL
£610,000
2024-11-08
semidetached
freehold
20, STAPLEFORD ROAD

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READING
RG30 3ED
£345,000
2024-09-05
semidetached
freehold
236, WENSLEY ROAD

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READING
RG1 6DP
£320,000
2024-07-12
terraced
freehold
63, SWALLOWS CROFT

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READING
RG1 6EH
£310,000
2024-06-03
terraced
freehold
7, HAWLEY MEWS

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READING
RG30 2EY
£350,000
2024-11-13
terraced
freehold
BENYON COURT (20), BATH ROAD

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RG1 6HR
£475,000
2024-11-08
terraced
freehold
16, SWALLOWS CROFT

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READING
RG1 6EH
£425,000
2024-11-05
semidetached
freehold
81, KENILWORTH AVENUE

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READING
RG30 3EH
£580,000
2024-11-04
semidetached
freehold
8, BARRINGTON WAY

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RG1 6EG
£582,000
2024-10-31
detached
freehold
46 (FLAT 1), BATH ROAD

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RG1 6PG
£326,000
2024-10-25
flatmaisonette
leasehold
1, SHEPLEY DRIVE

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RG30 3HG
£405,000
2024-10-23
semidetached
freehold
9, SOUTHCOTE FARM LANE

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RG30 3DX
£515,000
2024-10-18
semidetached
freehold
8, FAWLEY ROAD

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READING
RG30 3EN
£490,000
2024-10-16
semidetached
freehold
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