238 Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8EX
About 238 Shinfield Road
238 Shinfield Road is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Across 2023–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 50.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 is 19.4% below the 2024 sale of £450,500, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 82.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold January 2024 for £450,500.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
238 Shinfield Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 238 Shinfield Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 50.2% per year over 1 year.
£450,500
Growth on file: 50.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
26 January 2024Most recent
£450,500
+50.2%over 11 months24 February 2023
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8EX: £169,950 (2025–2006).
Versus other Shinfield Road homes
On epc rating, 238 Shinfield Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,844
Street avg £3,715
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Downham Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Ridgeway Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB