259, Longwater Avenue
259, Longwater Avenue
Description & Estimates
259, Longwater Avenue, Reading is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 1,108 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 80 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 259, Longwater Avenue, Reading is £494,922 and its rental estimate is £2,111 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2 falls within the RG2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
259, Longwater Avenue, Reading has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2018.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 259, Longwater Avenue, Reading, we estimate a market value of £519,668 and a rental value of £2,217 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £460,277 and £1,963 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 259, Longwater Avenue, Reading has seen its estimated sale value decline by £13,283 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value climb by £49 per month (2.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 259, Longwater Avenue, Reading as measuring 80 m2.
That makes it the 22nd largest plot in the postcode, where 29 of the 30 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
259, Longwater Avenue, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 10 Sep 2018.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Boiler.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 259, Longwater Avenue, Reading completed on 1st October 2018 at £479,950 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 0.1% over the period since October 2018.
- Sold Oct 2018£479,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 259, Longwater Avenue, Reading have sold within a radius of 1.4 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 30th July 2025, was 12, Connecticut Street, Reading, RG2 6AN, a freehold house which sold for £490,000.
Read more about house prices in RG2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 30 addresses on Longwater Avenue, Reading, RG2, 259, Longwater Avenue, Reading comes out as the 25th largest and the 21st most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £121k more expensive than the average property across the RG2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mGreen Park Village Primary Academy
- 1.9kmSouthcote Primary School
- 1.9kmWhitley Park Primary and Nursery School
- 2.2kmHartland High School
- 2.2kmBlessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
- 2.3kmThe WREN School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 259, Longwater Avenue, Reading, the nearest station is Reading Green Park, 400 metres away.
- 400mReading Green Park
- 3.2kmReading West
- 3.8kmReading
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
