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See how verdicts work4-bedroom house · RG2 7JU
Listing removedReduced £15k (−3.6%) on 24 JunListed 222 days
Opportunity summary
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About
This extended, four bedroom, semi-detached property comes to market in a peaceful, quiet Cul de sac.
Internally, the property offers a porch leading into the hallway, from the hallway you have doors leading into the spacious open plan lounge/ diner with wooden flooring throughout and a separate study/store room off to the left of the hallway.
The dining area leads into the beautiful, refitted kitchen complete with wall to base units, integrated appliances and a cooker/hob with extractor fan.
The kitchen is light and airy overlooking the rear garden. There is a good size utility room and downstairs cloakroom. Upstairs, there are four good size bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Externally, there is ample driveway parking for 2-3 vehicles and pretty front garden laid mainly to lawn with a seating area to take advantage of the glorious views of South Reading.
The private rear garden is easily maintained being a hard standing raised patio area, with seating area.
The property sits in a convenient location for travelling into Reading town centre, with a short 10 minute ride on the bus to the Oracle shopping centre, riverside restaurants and Reading mainline train station, which has direct trains to London Paddington or the Elizabeth Line taking you into Central London.
The M4 Motorway junction 11 is a five minute drive away giving easy access into London or the West Country.
Green Park is also a few minutes’ drive away with fabulous country walks and its own train station taking you into Basingstoke or Central London.
There are a host of schools with good/outstanding Ofsted ratings and local amenities such a convenience stores, dentist, hairdressers, cafes, restaurants and food outlets all within relatively easy walking distance.
Value & comps
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Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
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About 80, Birdhill Avenue, Reading
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