19 Swainstone Road, Reading, RG2 0DX
About 19 Swainstone Road
19 Swainstone Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sold November 2019 for £313,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 10.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 70.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
19 Swainstone Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 19 Swainstone Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 22 years.
£313,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2019Most recent
£313,000
+74.4%over 16 years27 August 2003
£179,450
+101.6%over 4 years6 April 1999
£89,000
+18.7%over 1 year22 May 1997
£74,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0DX: £372,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG2 0DX
Versus other Swainstone Road homes
Price per m²
£3,366
Street avg £2,580
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Christchurch Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







