According to the public record, The Smithy, Reading is a period house with 2,647 ft2 of internal area and sits on a 4,380 m2 plot.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Rectory Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 is located within the RG8 postal district.
The Smithy, Reading has no recent1 records in the Land Registry database and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2014.
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 Smithy Reading as £2,315,434 and the rental value as £4,829 per month giving an expected gross yield of 2.5%.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of The Smithy Reading has decreased by £52,236 (2.3%) and its rental value has increased by £132 per month (2.7%).
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 Smithy, Reading is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £2,431,206 and rental value of £5,071 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £2,153,354 and a rental value of £4,491 per month.
If you were able to purchase this property for the estimated value of £2,315,434, and assuming a 25 year repayment term, a 15% deposit and a fixed rate of 4.89%, your monthly repayments would be £11,380 per month.
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According to data from HM Land Registry, The Smithy, Reading sits on a plot of 4380m2.
We have plot size data on 6 out of 8 other houses in the postcode and The Smithy, Reading sits on the 3rd largest plot.
According to HM Land Registry, The Smithy, Reading was last sold on 01 Aug 2001 for £565,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.
The property has only had this single sale since 1995.
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to The Smithy, Reading within a radius of 3.9 kilometres over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is Ashdown House, Rectory Road, Reading, RG8 9LE, a Freehold house which sold for £2,060,000 in Jan 2023.
Read more about house prices in RG8.
*Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Rectory Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 has a total of 60 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, The Smithy, Reading is the 19th largest and the 4th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £1.598m more expensive than the average property in RG8.
The Smithy, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 28 Jul 2014.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Ground source heat pump, underfloor, electric.
The closest station to The Smithy, Reading is Goring & Streatley station which is 3.6 kilometres 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 Smithy, Reading, 44.3% of property is privately owned outright and 29.5% is privately owned with a mortgage.
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 Smithy, Reading, 17.0% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 53.8% 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 Smithy, Reading, the average age was 43.7 and the most common age was 57.
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 Smithy, Reading, 8.8% 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 Smithy, Reading, there are an average of 2.1 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.