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2 bed flat for sale Longships Way, Reading, RG2

Guide Price

£280,000

Reduced on 01/10/2026

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £371 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold

Key features

Ground floor apartment.
Immaculate condition.
En-suite.
Allocated parking.
Convenient location.

About this property

Situated to the South of Reading in the popular Kennet Island development is this two bedroom ground floor apartment. The property is ideally located for easy access to Reading Town Centre which offers a variety of high street at designer shops at the Oracle Shopping Centre. There is also cafes and riverside restaurants as well as a cinema. Green Park Business Park is located within 1 mile and access to the M4 junction 11 is easily accessible.

Floorplan

Council tax

Ask agent

Per year

Band A

£1,742
Band B

£2,032
Band C

£2,322
Band D

£2,613
Band E

£3,193
Band F

£3,774
Band G

£4,355
Band H

£5,226

The agent hasn't said which band this home is in; you can look it up on GOV.UK. In Reading, 2026/27 bills run from £1,742 a year in band A to £5,226 in band H.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Reading, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone.

Price guide

100 comparables · within 1.8 miles

Priced above 64% of the 2-bed flats for sale nearby right now.

This home, £280,000 Median £255,000 · £180,000 – £366,000

Per square foot

£371 2% over

2-bed flats nearby £362

Against sold prices

15% under

RG2 sold median £434 / sq ft, 1,141 sales

Compared with 100 2-bed flats for sale within 1.8 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in RG2 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in RG2 →

Location

Longships Way, Reading, RG2

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Part of a development

This home is in Kennet Island. See the scheme's facilities, developer and other homes there.

Kennet Island

Berkeley Homes · Reading

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £280,000

£140k £420k

Deposit10% £28,000

£0 £280k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £252,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £56,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Flat 4, 101, Longships Way Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2025	527 sq ft £417/sq ft	527 sq ft	£417	£220,000
Flat 5, 101, Longships Way Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jun 2024	506 sq ft £431/sq ft	506 sq ft	£431	£218,000
Flat 8, 101, Longships Way Flat / maisonette · new build	Flat / maisonette · new build	Jun 2020	506 sq ft £494/sq ft	506 sq ft	£494	£250,000
Flat 9, 101, Longships Way Flat / maisonette · new build	Flat / maisonette · new build	Jun 2020	743 sq ft £411/sq ft	743 sq ft	£411	£305,000
Flat 5, 101, Longships Way Flat / maisonette · new build	Flat / maisonette · new build	Apr 2020	506 sq ft £519/sq ft	506 sq ft	£519	£262,500
Flat 7, 101, Longships Way Flat / maisonette · new build	Flat / maisonette · new build	Mar 2020	527 sq ft £495/sq ft	527 sq ft	£495	£261,000
Flat 3, 101, Longships Way Flat / maisonette · new build	Flat / maisonette · new build	Nov 2019	743 sq ft £471/sq ft	743 sq ft	£471	£350,000
91, Longships Way Terraced · new build	Terraced · new build	Jun 2019	1,281 sq ft £367/sq ft	1,281 sq ft	£367	£470,000