Coventry Road, Reading, Berkshire
South East
£190,000Guide Price
Listed on 11/11/2026
Listed on 11/11/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedArea
690 sqftFeatures
- Garden
Description
Offered at auction, this freehold two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading is described as requiring modernisation throughout. The ground floor has a living room, separate dining room, kitchen and shower room, with two double bedrooms upstairs. The property is offered with vacant possession and has an EPC rating of D and council tax band B.
Local shops, supermarkets, cafés and restaurants are nearby, while Reading town centre and railway station are within reach. The station provides services to London Paddington and connections via the Elizabeth line, and the M4 is accessible for travel across the Thames Valley. The sale is by unconditional online auction, with a six-week completion period. Buyers should review the legal pack and check the auction terms and additional fees before bidding.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
63out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
At a £190,000 guide, this Reading terrace is priced well below the local average per square foot, making it a notably cheap entry point for a buyer seeking a project. The separate living and dining rooms and two double bedrooms give you a useful starting layout, while the worn interiors, marked kitchen and shower room, and overgrown garden offer plenty of scope to reshape the house to your taste. Ceiling staining in several areas needs investigating as part of the work. It is being sold by auction: bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.
The brick frontage and slate roof look sound in the submitted exterior views, but this is a substantial, multi-room programme rather than a cosmetic refresh. The overall score is a C: the attractive purchase price is balanced by the scale of the work and only moderate economics.
Key opportunities
- Rework the separate living and dining rooms into a more cohesive ground-floor arrangement while retaining the house’s useful two-room layout.
- Replace the visibly worn kitchen and refresh the heavily marked shower room to give the interior a more consistent, modern finish.
- Clear and improve the overgrown rear garden, making better use of its outdoor space.
Key risks
- Worn finishes across several rooms, marked surfaces and ceiling staining make this a substantial interior rebuild; allow for a coordinated multi-room programme and time for investigating the staining before finishing.
- Ceiling staining in the kitchen and a bedroom may indicate an underlying issue, so establish its cause and extent before planning redecoration.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Reading Rail Station
1.1 miles
Train · Reading
Earley Rail Station
1.6 miles
Train · Earley
Reading West Rail Station
1.9 miles
Train · Reading
Winnersh Triangle Rail Station
2.7 miles
Train · Winnersh Triangle
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