1/11

1 bed flat for sale St. Barnabas Road, Emmer Green, RG4

Asking price

£155,000

Added on 25/09/2026

Retirement home

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £218 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold; 86 years left(from the agent's description)

Service charge £1,367 a year Council tax Band C £2,322 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Key features

Retirement development
No onward chain
Balcony
Council tax band C
EPC register

About this property

A well appointed first floor retirement apartment, with attractive aspects over communal gardens, for residents over 55 years.

Chiltern Court is a highly regarded and peaceful retirement complex, situated in an excellent location, close to a doctors surgery, bus services and local shops.

There is a wide staircase, with stair lift if required, leading to the first floor.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band C £2,322 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,742
Band B

£2,032
Band C

This home: £2,322
Band D

£2,613
Band E

£3,193
Band F

£3,774
Band G

£4,355
Band H

£5,226

This home is in band C, which costs £2,322 a year in Reading for 2026/27.

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. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£218 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£474 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£364 / sq ft

£218 / sq ft

£592 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£218 per sq ft, below almost all recent sales in RG4 (£364–£592, 10th–90th percentile, 1,047 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,047 homes sold in RG4 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in RG4 →

Location

St. Barnabas Road, Emmer Green, RG4

Open map Street View

Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £155,000

£77k £233k

Deposit10% £16,000

£0 £155k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £139,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £31,000 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 21, Chiltern Court, St Barnabas Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	May 2026	667 sq ft £202/sq ft	667 sq ft	£202	£135,000
Flat 31, Chiltern Court, St Barnabas Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2025	700 sq ft £164/sq ft	700 sq ft	£164	£115,000
Flat 17, Chiltern Court, St Barnabas Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2025	689 sq ft £189/sq ft	689 sq ft	£189	£130,000
Flat 4, Chiltern Court, St Barnabas Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jul 2025	689 sq ft £253/sq ft	689 sq ft	£253	£174,000
Flat 23, Chiltern Court, St Barnabas Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Jan 2025	667 sq ft £262/sq ft	667 sq ft	£262	£175,000
Flat 8, Chiltern Court, St Barnabas Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Sept 2024	764 sq ft £222/sq ft	764 sq ft	£222	£170,000
Flat 24, Chiltern Court, St Barnabas Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Feb 2024	689 sq ft £237/sq ft	689 sq ft	£237	£163,000
Flat 16, Chiltern Court, St Barnabas Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Nov 2023	678 sq ft £243/sq ft	678 sq ft	£243	£165,000