Chalgrove Way, Emmer Green, Reading
South East
£625,000
Listed on 30/10/2026
Listed on 30/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
1156 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This three-bedroom 1930s semi-detached house occupies a corner plot in a cul-de-sac in Emmer Green. The accommodation includes a reception hall, separate living and dining rooms, a garden room, kitchen, rear lobby and ground-floor cloakroom. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property is offered with no onward chain and is described as requiring modernisation, with scope to extend and improve, subject to the necessary checks and approvals.
Outside, the south-facing rear garden extends to approximately 80 feet and includes paved areas, established shrubs and a large greenhouse. The wide front plot has block-paved parking and access to a detached garage with a workshop area. Emmer Green shops are stated to be within 300 metres and Emmer Green Park within 100 metres. The property is freehold.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
41out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This 1930s bay-fronted semi has a strong project canvas: a corner position, wide frontage, driveway, detached garage and an approximately 80ft south-facing rear garden, all close to Emmer Green shops and park. The interiors are generally clean but dated, so a light modernisation could refresh the kitchen, flooring and finishes; the garden also offers scope for a more inviting layout. The listing mentions extension potential, though feasibility would need checking.
The value is the main constraint. At £625,000, the asking price is around 15.7% above the local £/sqf average, and adding a mid-to-substantial programme of works leaves the purchase economics stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area. That comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of the renovated home's value.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated kitchen, flooring and internal finishes while retaining the generally clean, intact feel of the rooms.
- Make better use of the long south-facing garden, with its greenhouse and outbuilding, through improved paving, planting and presentation.
- Explore the stated extension potential on the corner plot, subject to confirming feasibility.
Key risks
- At the current asking level, the purchase price combined with a mid-to-substantial works programme is stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area.
- Purchase plus the works band looks tight once the asking price and a mid-to-substantial refurb are combined, leaving a gap of around 18% versus area norms for this sqft; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Reading Rail Station
1.9 miles
Train · Reading
Reading West Rail Station
2.3 miles
Train · Reading
Tilehurst Rail Station
3.0 miles
Train · Tilehurst
Earley Rail Station
3.7 miles
Train · Earley
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£2,361
Based on a loan of £468,750 over 30 years at 4.45% interest
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