HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 196, Elgar Road, Reading as measuring 115 m².

That makes it the 25th largest plot in the postcode, where 48 of the 53 other houses have recorded plot data.

196, Elgar Road, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 22 Nov 2022.

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

The most recent sale of 196, Elgar Road, Reading completed on 30th June 2011 at £170,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.

Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.

Values of comparable properties have risen by 78.8% over the period since June 2011.

• Sold Jun 2011£170,000

Since 2017 266 properties similar to 196, Elgar Road, Reading have sold within a radius of 450 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 29th April 2026, was 161, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH, a freehold house which sold for £287,500.

Read more about house prices in RG2.

• Sold Apr 2026£287,500 | 3 Bed House161, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH161, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold Mar 2026£323,000 | 3 Bed House69, Milman Road, Reading, RG2 0AZ69, Milman Road, Reading, RG2 0AZ
• Sold Jan 2026£305,000 | 3 Bed House60, Edgehill Street, Reading, RG1 2PX60, Edgehill Street, Reading, RG1 2PX
• Sold Dec 2025£322,000 | 3 Bed House93, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH93, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold Nov 2025£333,171 | 3 Bed House89, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH89, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold Aug 2025£375,000 | 3 Bed House158, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN158, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN
• Sold Aug 2025£340,000 | 3 Bed House135, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH135, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold Jan 2025£397,500 | 3 Bed House162, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN162, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN
• Sold Jan 2025£290,000 | 3 Bed House5, Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE5, Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE
• Sold Dec 2024£265,000 | 3 Bed House49, Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE49, Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE
• Sold Oct 2024£325,000 | 3 Bed House55, Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE55, Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE
• Sold Oct 2024£325,000 | 3 Bed House179, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH179, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold Sep 2024£335,000 | 3 Bed House15, Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE15, Collis Street, Reading, RG2 0AE
• Sold Sep 2024£430,000 | 3 Bed House160, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN160, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN
• Sold Jun 2023£260,000 | 3 Bed House169, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH169, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold Apr 2023£294,000 | 3 Bed House168, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN168, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN
• Sold Oct 2022£338,000 | 3 Bed House151, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH151, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold May 2022£301,000 | 3 Bed House145, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH145, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold Mar 2021£297,000 | 3 Bed House177, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH177, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0DH
• Sold Mar 2017£320,000 | 3 Bed House186, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN186, Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN

Of the 200 addresses on Elgar Road, Reading, RG2, 196, Elgar Road, Reading comes out as the 164th largest and the 111th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £58k less expensive than the average property across the RG2 district.

• New Christ Church Church of England Primary School

  300 m away
• Katesgrove Primary School

  500 m away
• Coley Primary School

  600 m away

• Kendrick School

  900 m away
• Reading Girls' School

  1.3 km away
• Reading School

  1.3 km away

• Reading

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  1.4 km away
• Reading West

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  1.7 km away
• Reading Green Park

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  2.8 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.