26, FIRMSTONE CLOSE, LOWER EARLEY, READING, RG6 4JS - £538,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE is a very small extended detached house of 84m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £540,567. It was last sold for £538,000 in February 2023, which was around 30% below the average February 2023 detached price in the Wokingham local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2022, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average detached price in the Wokingham local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the five 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2023 24 FEB	£538,000	£766,025	30% below HPI
2013 4 APR	£305,000	£446,357	32% below HPI
2005 24 NOV	£249,950	£373,844	33% below HPI
2001 5 OCT	£177,000	£298,367	41% below HPI
1996 12 DEC	£93,500	£144,830	35% below HPI

26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Wokingham local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The five 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE sales between December 1996 and February 2023 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the April 2013 sale was for 32% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 32% below the HPI over time, until the February 2023 sale, where it rises to 30% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 30% below the HPI.

What might 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE be worth now?

26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £540,567.

This is based on house price inflation of 0.5%, between February 2023 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Wokingham local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 0.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE of £538,000 on 24th February 2023. For the value to have increased from £538,000 to £540,567 over the two months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wokingham local authority area.
• The February 2023 sale price of £538,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE has not materially changed since February 2023.

How Large is 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE?

26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE is 84m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2022. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Reading, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Reading, and where 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE lies on this distribution: 14% of detached houses houses are smaller than 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE, and 85% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Reading.

26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.073 of an acre, or 297m². The below map shows the location of 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE?

26 FIRMSTONE CLOSE is located in LOWER EARLEY, in the RG6 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 26 on FIRMSTONE CLOSE.