8 Gloucester Avenue, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9GA
About 8 Gloucester Avenue
8 Gloucester Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shinfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9GA). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 705 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2012) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 66 m² this is the 6th smallest of 57 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–291 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 56).
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 56 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 119% above the 2012 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
8 Gloucester Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Gloucester Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Gloucester Avenue was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2012Most recent
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 9GA: £365,810 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG2 9GA
70 Gloucester Avenue, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9GA
Sold Jul 2025
£510,0006 Gloucester Avenue, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9GA
Sold Oct 2024
£235,00021 Gloucester Avenue, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9GA
Sold Aug 2024
£374,00036 Gloucester Avenue, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9GA
Sold Jun 2023
£222,00025 Gloucester Avenue, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9GA
Sold Jun 2022
£365,810
Versus other Gloucester Avenue homes
8 Gloucester Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,373
Street avg £3,271
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Shinfield Infant and Nursery School. 13 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
53.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB






