5, Melrose Gardens
5, Melrose Gardens
Description & Estimates
5, Melrose Gardens, Reading is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,130 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 312 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 5, Melrose Gardens, Reading is £471,687 and its rental estimate is £2,236 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 falls within the RG2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
5, Melrose Gardens, Reading has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2015 and a single entry in the EPC database dated November 2025.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 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 5, Melrose Gardens, Reading, we estimate a market value of £495,272 and a rental value of £2,348 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £438,669 and £2,080 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 5, Melrose Gardens, Reading has seen its estimated sale value drop by £12,659 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value rise by £52 per month (2.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5, Melrose Gardens, Reading as measuring 312 m2.
That makes it the 28th largest plot in the postcode, where all 35 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
5, Melrose Gardens, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 27 Nov 2025.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 5, Melrose Gardens, Reading completed on 3rd July 2015 at £340,000 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 12.1% over the period since July 2015.
- Sold Jul 2015£340,000
- Sold Feb 1997£73,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 5, Melrose Gardens, Reading have sold within a radius of 1.4 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 24th February 2025, was 32, Melrose Gardens, Reading, RG2 9PZ, a freehold house which sold for £405,000.
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 59 addresses on Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2, 5, Melrose Gardens, Reading comes out as the 15th largest and the 12th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £98k more expensive than the average property across the RG2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mThe Coombes Church of England Primary School
- 2.5kmFarley Hill Primary School
- 2.7kmShinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
- 1.9kmBohunt School Wokingham
- 4.1kmOakbank School
- 4.6kmThe Forest School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 5, Melrose Gardens, Reading, the nearest station is Winnersh, 4.5 kilometres away.
- 4.5kmWinnersh
- 4.8kmWinnersh Triangle
- 4.9kmWokingham
Available Internet Speeds
Internet coverage here is poor, based on recent Ofcom data, and connectivity may be weak or unavailable.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Slow/none broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
