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See how verdicts work5-bedroom house · RG4 7RL
For saleReduced £55k (−7.3%) on 24 JunListed 173 days
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About
An Edwardian semi-detached house set within a sought-after address in Caversham Heights, extended to provide generous accommodation across three floors.
The plan has been carefully arranged to suit family life, with five bedrooms and a series of well-proportioned living spaces.
A front-facing sitting room retains a fireplace, while a separate dining room opens directly onto the garden.
To the rear, a 19ft kitchen and breakfast room forms the centre of the home, with a direct relationship to the outside space. A ground-floor wet room with WC adds further practicality.
The rear garden extends to approximately 130ft, offering a rare sense of scale and privacy, well suited to both everyday use and entertaining.
To the front, off-street parking is provided for 1 car with a shared driveway leading to a 20ft timber garage.
The house is well positioned for local amenities, with easy access to Caversham centre and a range of well-regarded schools, including Caversham Primary and The Heights.
Reading town centre and the mainline station are within convenient reach, offering fast connections into London. This home is offered to the market with no onward chain.
Garden Extending to approximately 130' the garden incorporates a brick paved patio with a side gate access to the shared driveway and timber garage and the brick paved path leads under an arch to a further area of patio that abuts a lawned garden.
There is a summer house in need of attention at the rear of the garden.
Additional Information: Parking The property has off road parking for 1 vehicle with a shared driveway leading to a timber garage.
Property construction – Standard form Services: Gas - mains Water – mains Drainage – mains Electricity - mains Heating - Gas central heating Broadband connection available (information obtained from Ofcom): Ultrafast – Fibre to the premises (FTTP) Mobile phone coverage For an indication of specific speeds and supply of broadband and mobile, we recommend potential buyers go to the Ofcom web-site “Broadband and mobile coverage checker” Probate The sale of the property is subject to the executors obtaining the Grant of Probate, the application was submitted in April.
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 30, Oakley Road, Reading
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