42, Melrose Avenue
42, Melrose Avenue
Description & Estimates
42, Melrose Avenue, Reading appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 199 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a period house with 1,400 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 42, Melrose Avenue, Reading is £562,006 and its rental estimate is £2,178 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Melrose Avenue, Reading, RG6 falls within the RG6 postal district.
Our Data Sources
42, Melrose Avenue, Reading has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in February 2010 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the 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 42, Melrose Avenue, Reading, we estimate a market value of £590,106 and a rental value of £2,286 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £522,665 and £2,025 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 42, Melrose Avenue, Reading has seen its estimated sale value drop by £15,167 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value rise by £27 per month (1.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 42, Melrose Avenue, Reading as measuring 199 m2.
That makes it the 29th largest plot in the postcode, where 43 of the 44 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 42, Melrose Avenue, Reading completed on 12th February 2010 at £347,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 81.8% over the period since February 2010.
- Sold Feb 2010£347,000
- Sold Aug 2003£305,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 42, Melrose Avenue, Reading have sold within a radius of 620 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 9th October 2025, was 50, Talfourd Avenue, Reading, RG6 7BP, a freehold house which sold for £610,000.
Read more about house prices in RG6.
- Sold Oct 2025£610,000 | 4 Bed House50, Talfourd Avenue, Reading, RG6 7BP50, Talfourd Avenue, Reading, RG6 7BP
- Sold Jul 2025£530,000 | 4 Bed House30, Talfourd Avenue, Reading, RG6 7BP30, Talfourd Avenue, Reading, RG6 7BP
- Sold Jun 2024£595,000 | 4 Bed House79, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 7BB79, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 7BB
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 44 addresses on Melrose Avenue, Reading, RG6, 42, Melrose Avenue, Reading comes out as the 12th largest and the 13th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £86k more expensive than the average property across the RG6 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mEarley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
- 500mAlfred Sutton Primary School
- 900mAldryngton Primary School
- 500mUTC Reading
- 500mMaiden Erlegh School in Reading
- 1.1kmMaiden Erlegh School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 42, Melrose Avenue, Reading, the nearest station is Earley, 1.2 kilometres away.
- 1.2kmEarley
- 3.0kmReading
- 3.1kmWinnersh Triangle
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
