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The public record lists The Slabs, Reading as a freehold house sitting on a 1,278 m2 plot.
Comparison with its neighbours suggests a period house with 753 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
In this area, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
The Slabs, Reading has an estimated sale value of £488,584 and an estimated rental value of £1,535 per month, assuming reasonable condition and based on the information available.
Whitchurch Hill, Reading, RG8 lies in the borough of South Oxfordshire, within the RG8 postal district.
The Slabs, Reading has a single entry in the Land Registry from August 2017 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 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
In very good condition, we estimate The Slabs, Reading would be worth £513,013, with a potential rental value of £1,612 per month.
If substantial cosmetic improvements are needed, the estimated sale value falls to £454,383, with a rental value of £1,428 per month.
The extent to which decoration affects a property's value depends on its type, size and location.
The estimated sale value of The Slabs, Reading has dropped by £12,187 (2.5%) over the last year. During the same period, its estimated monthly rental value has risen by £21 (1.4%). The property's estimated gross yield is currently 3.8%.
The Slabs, Reading occupies a 1,278 m2 plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.
Of the 9 other houses in this postcode, 8 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 6th largest.
The Slabs, Reading last changed hands on 25th August 2017, selling for £275,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.
That is its only recorded sale since 1995.
The market for similar properties has risen by 8.8% since August 2017.
Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 3 sales of comparable properties within 2.3 kilometres of The Slabs, Reading across the last 2 years.
Most recently, Little Cottage, High Street, Reading, RG8 7ET, a freehold house, sold at £495,000 on the 20th March 2026.
Read more about house prices in RG8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Our analysis of the public data ranks The Slabs, Reading as the 86th largest and the 86th most expensive of the 94 addresses on Whitchurch Hill, Reading, RG8.
Against the RG8 postcode district average, it is £238k less expensive than the typical property.
Pangbourne station is the nearest stop to The Slabs, Reading at 1.8 kilometres away.
Ofcom's latest figures show superfast broadband available in this area.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Environment Agency data suggests this area has a very low risk of flooding.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around The Slabs, Reading, 56.0% of property is privately owned outright and 32.8% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around The Slabs, Reading, 18.0% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 51.6% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around The Slabs, Reading, the average age was 45.3 and the most common age was 52.
The graph below shows how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around The Slabs, Reading, 0.6% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for South East and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around The Slabs, Reading, there are an average of 1.8 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.
