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16 Avenue Heights, Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0EP

Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Avenue Heights

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Avenue Heights is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0EP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 78 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Last sale on file: £267,000 in September 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Avenue Heights

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

16 Avenue Heights sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th century1st Floor MaisonetteEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Avenue Heights, Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Avenue Heights has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 16 Avenue Heights was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£272,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£267,000

Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 September 2023Most recent

    £267,000

    +17.2%over 19 years
  2. 21 September 2003

    £227,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0EP: £230,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Basingstoke Road homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Avenue Heights runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,423

Street avg £3,158

On par

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Avenue Heights

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Warwick Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

The Palmer Primary Academy. 38 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG2 0EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG2 0EP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG2 0EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Avenue Heights, Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0EP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.