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2 bed house for sale Princes Street, Reading, RG1

Asking price

£290,000

Added on 16/09/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £497 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band C £2,322 a year EPC D 57 potential B

Key features

Two bedroom period terrace
No onward chain complications
Set in a delightful Conservation area
Ground floor bathroom
Courtyard patio garden
Gas central heating (Boiler fitted in 2013)

About this property

This delightful and charming period home is ideally located within a Conservation Area close to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and the University of Reading. The property is offered with no onward chain complications and comprises two reception rooms, a galley-style kitchen, ground-floor bathroom, landing and two double bedrooms. To the rear is a private, low-maintenance courtyard garden, and the property benefits from gas central heating via a boiler installed in 2013.

Floorplan

Energy performance

D 57

Current

Potential

92+

81-91

85 B

69-80

55-68

57 D

39-54

21-38

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This home is rated band D, scoring 57 out of 100. The average British home is band D. Its certificate says it could reach band B (85) if the improvements it recommends were carried out.

Read from the certificate published with this listing, so it may not be the latest one. Check the government EPC register for the full certificate and its recommendations.

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

61 comparables · within 3 miles

Cheaper than 75% of the 2-bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £290,000 Median £340,000 · £280,000 – £425,000

Per square foot

£497 8% over

2-bed houses nearby £462

Against sold prices

28% over

RG1 sold median £390 / sq ft, 1,016 sales

Compared with 61 2-bed houses for sale within 3 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 RG1 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in RG1 →

Location

Princes Street, Reading, RG1

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £290,000

£145k £435k

Deposit10% £29,000

£0 £290k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £261,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £58,000 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
6, Princes Street Terraced	Terraced	Sept 2025	614 sq ft £489/sq ft	614 sq ft	£489	£300,000
22, Princes Street Terraced	Terraced	Jun 2025	452 sq ft £682/sq ft	452 sq ft	£682	£308,335
8, Princes Street Terraced	Terraced	May 2025	646 sq ft £503/sq ft	646 sq ft	£503	£325,000
26, Princes Street Terraced	Terraced	Feb 2025	484 sq ft £547/sq ft	484 sq ft	£547	£265,000
33, Princes Street Terraced	Terraced	Oct 2024	1,033 sq ft £324/sq ft	1,033 sq ft	£324	£335,000
24, Princes Street Terraced	Terraced	Sept 2024	527 sq ft £531/sq ft	527 sq ft	£531	£280,000
16, Princes Street Terraced	Terraced	Oct 2023	678 sq ft £516/sq ft	678 sq ft	£516	£350,000
37, Princes Street Terraced	Terraced	Feb 2023	926 sq ft £389/sq ft	926 sq ft	£389	£360,500