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4 bed house for sale Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2

Asking price

£500,000

Added on 19/10/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £377 per sq ft
Tenure: Ask agent

Council tax Band D £2,613 a year

Key features

Four bedroom detached house
En suite to master
Integral garage
Large driveway with ample off-road parking
Large rear garden with potential to extend (STPP)
Close to local shops
Easy access to Reading town centre and station

About this property

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Romans are delighted to offer this four bedroom detached home, one of only two of its kind, with a garage, a large driveway and a generous rear garden. Shops are close by, with easy access to Reading town centre and the station.

The ground floor has a spacious living room, plus a kitchen and dining room set across the back of the house. Two sets of French doors open from here onto the garden, filling the space with light and making it ideal for entertaining.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band D £2,613 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,742
Band B

£2,032
Band C

£2,322
Band D

This home: £2,613
Band E

£3,193
Band F

£3,774
Band G

£4,355
Band H

£5,226

This home is in band D, which costs £2,613 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

70 comparables · within 3 miles

Cheaper than 70% of the 4-bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £500,000 Median £600,000 · £425,000 – £950,000

Per square foot

£377 7% under

4-bed houses nearby £407

Against sold prices

13% under

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

Compared with 70 4-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 RG2 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in RG2 →

Location

Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £500,000

£250k £750k

Deposit10% £50,000

£0 £500k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £450,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £100,000 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
257, Basingstoke Road Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Apr 2026	936 sq ft £412/sq ft	936 sq ft	£412	£386,000
237, Basingstoke Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Aug 2025	936 sq ft £411/sq ft	936 sq ft	£411	£385,000
227, Basingstoke Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Apr 2022	1,528 sq ft £311/sq ft	1,528 sq ft	£311	£475,000
255, Basingstoke Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jun 2018	926 sq ft £302/sq ft	926 sq ft	£302	£280,000
217, Basingstoke Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Oct 2014	904 sq ft £296/sq ft	904 sq ft	£296	£267,500
253, Basingstoke Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Mar 2014	947 sq ft £226/sq ft	947 sq ft	£226	£214,000
243, Basingstoke Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jun 2013	936 sq ft £222/sq ft	936 sq ft	£222	£207,500
233, Basingstoke Road Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Oct 2010	883 sq ft £164/sq ft	883 sq ft	£164	£145,000