According to the public record, The Firs, Reading is a period house with 2,174 ft2 of internal area and sits on a 1,059 m2 plot.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Carters Hill, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 is located within the RG2 postal district.
The Firs, Reading has no recent1 records in the Land Registry database and a single entry in the EPC database dated January 2020.
We combine this information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
Based on public information available, and assuming the property is in reasonable condition, we estimate the current sale value for The Firs Reading as £1,116,918 and the rental value as £3,941 per month giving an expected gross yield of 4.2%.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of The Firs Reading has decreased by £17,636 (1.6%) and its rental value has increased by £99 per month (2.5%).
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If The Firs, Reading is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £1,172,764 and rental value of £4,138 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £1,038,734 and a rental value of £3,665 per month.
If you were able to purchase this property for the estimated value of £1,116,918, and assuming a 25 year repayment term, a 15% deposit and a fixed rate of 4.89%, your monthly repayments would be £5,489 per month.
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According to data from HM Land Registry, The Firs, Reading sits on a plot of 1059m2.
We have plot size data on 6 out of 14 other houses in the postcode and The Firs, Reading sits on the 5th largest plot.
According to HM Land Registry, The Firs, Reading was last sold on 28 May 1999 for £415,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.
The property has had 2 sales since 1995.
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to The Firs, Reading within a radius of 1.0km over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is Laurelbank, Carters Hill, Reading, RG2 9JJ, a Freehold house which sold for £962,500 in Mar 2021.
Read more about house prices in RG2.
Carters Hill, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 has a total of 14 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, The Firs, Reading is the 4th largest and the 4th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £750k more expensive than the average property in RG2.
The Firs, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 31 Jan 2020.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using an oil fired boiler and radiators.
The closest station to The Firs, Reading is Winnersh station which is 2.5 km away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around The Firs, Reading, 36.4% of property is privately owned with a mortgage and 29.4% is privately owned outright.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around The Firs, Reading, 17.9% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 33.6% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around The Firs, Reading, the average age was 37 and the most common age was 12.
The graph below shows how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around The Firs, Reading, 0.9% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for South East and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around The Firs, Reading, there are an average of 1.5 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.