19 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
About 19 Donnington Gardens
19 Donnington Gardens is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5LY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Held since March 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 496.4% above the 1998 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 67.2% below the postcode norm. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
19 Donnington Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
45 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
19 Donnington Gardens's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 March 1998Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5LY: £375,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in RG1 5LY
32 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Aug 2023
£360,0009 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Dec 2022
£375,00044 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Nov 2022
£381,00039 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Sept 2022
£376,00035 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Sold Mar 2022
£325,000
Versus other Donnington Gardens homes
Price per m² for 19 Donnington Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£688
Street avg £2,718
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Reading School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB