178, City Road, Reading occupies a 196 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Of the 22 other houses in this postcode, 21 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 18th largest.

178, City Road, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Dec 2022.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

178, City Road, Reading last changed hands on 20th October 2006, selling for £201,500. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold 3 times since 1995.

• Sold Oct 2006£201,500
• Sold Oct 2003£165,000
• Sold Jul 2001£127,500

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 168 sales of comparable properties within 880 metres of 178, City Road, Reading since 2017.

Most recently, 5, Bitterne Avenue, Reading, RG31 4SP, a freehold house, sold at £415,000 on the 19th December 2025.

Read more about house prices in RG31.

• Sold Dec 2025£415,000 | 3 Bed House5, Bitterne Avenue, Reading, RG31 4SP5, Bitterne Avenue, Reading, RG31 4SP
• Sold Oct 2025£385,000 | 3 Bed House26, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG26, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG
• Sold Mar 2025£325,000 | 3 Bed House15, Collingwood Walk, Reading, RG31 5NH15, Collingwood Walk, Reading, RG31 5NH
• Sold Jan 2025£360,000 | 3 Bed House2, Woodbridge Road, Reading, RG31 5NQ2, Woodbridge Road, Reading, RG31 5NQ
• Sold Sep 2024£350,000 | 3 Bed House12, Ashwood Close, Reading, RG31 4EX12, Ashwood Close, Reading, RG31 4EX
• Sold Aug 2024£336,000 | 3 Bed House42, Barton Road, Reading, RG31 5NJ42, Barton Road, Reading, RG31 5NJ
• Sold Jul 2024£350,000 | 3 Bed House9, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG9, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG
• Sold Apr 2024£337,000 | 3 Bed House8, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG8, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG
• Sold Mar 2024£345,000 | 3 Bed House23, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG23, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG
• Sold Nov 2023£350,000 | 3 Bed House3, Mead Close, Reading, RG31 4ET3, Mead Close, Reading, RG31 4ET
• Sold May 2023£337,500 | 3 Bed House4, Ashwood Close, Reading, RG31 4EX4, Ashwood Close, Reading, RG31 4EX
• Sold Aug 2022£325,000 | 3 Bed House8, The Fells, Reading, RG31 5XY8, The Fells, Reading, RG31 5XY
• Sold Jul 2022£345,000 | 3 Bed House21, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG21, Somerset Walk, Reading, RG31 5NG
• Sold May 2022£322,000 | 3 Bed House13, Stratford Way, Reading, RG31 5XT13, Stratford Way, Reading, RG31 5XT
• Sold Feb 2022£342,500 | 3 Bed House9, Mead Close, Reading, RG31 4ET9, Mead Close, Reading, RG31 4ET
• Sold Sep 2021£320,000 | 3 Bed House14, The Fells, Reading, RG31 5XY14, The Fells, Reading, RG31 5XY
• Sold Oct 2020£290,000 | 3 Bed House6, Woodbridge Road, Reading, RG31 5NQ6, Woodbridge Road, Reading, RG31 5NQ
• Sold Feb 2020£282,000 | 3 Bed House10, Woodbridge Road, Reading, RG31 5NQ10, Woodbridge Road, Reading, RG31 5NQ
• Sold Sep 2019£275,000 | 3 Bed House3, Ashwood Close, Reading, RG31 4EX3, Ashwood Close, Reading, RG31 4EX
• Sold Nov 2017£335,000 | 3 Bed House174, City Road, Reading, RG31 5SD174, City Road, Reading, RG31 5SD

Our analysis of the public data ranks 178, City Road, Reading as the 98th largest and the 111th most expensive of the 135 addresses on City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31.

Against the RG31 postcode district average, it is £97k less expensive than the typical property.

• Springfield Primary School

  200 m away
• St Paul's Catholic Primary School

  500 m away
• Birch Copse Primary School

  800 m away

• Little Heath School

  400 m away
• Denefield School

  2.3 km away
• Theale Green School

  2.6 km away

• Theale

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  2.4 km away
• Tilehurst

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  2.9 km away
• Pangbourne

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  4.5 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.