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Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading

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House prices, sold prices and local information for RG2 9PY, RG2 9PZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£379,076
23 sales
Price range
£307k – £490k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Feb 2025
RG2 9PZ

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At a glance

House prices£379k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station55 min walkWinnersh station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 24 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £382,250. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% semi-detached, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Melrose Gardens range from £307,000 to £490,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Melrose Gardens compared

RG2 postcode area£410,767
Reading£516,960
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Melrose Gardens has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £344,167 (3 sales)2016£344k2017: £362,500 (2 sales)2017£363k2018: £352,000 (4 sales)2018£352k2019: £342,500 (2 sales)2019£343k2020: £377,500 (2 sales)2020£378k2021: £317,000 (1 sales)2021£317k2022: £395,125 (2 sales)2022£395k2023: £430,000 (2 sales)2023£430k2024: £435,250 (4 sales)2024£435k2025: £405,000 (1 sales)2025£405k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£382,25024 Feb 2025
Detached4£364,00018 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Melrose Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
32, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 24 Feb 2025£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 18 Dec 2024£376,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 30 Aug 2024£490,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 1 May 2024£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 30 Apr 2024£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 20 Oct 2023£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 22 Sep 2023£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 15 Aug 2022£380,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 13 Apr 2022£448,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 23 Feb 2022£342,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 9 Mar 2021£317,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 6 Nov 2020£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 27 Mar 2020£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 10 Dec 2019£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 9 Oct 2019£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 30 Aug 2019£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 19 Oct 2018£420,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PZ 5 Sep 2018£341,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 10 Aug 2018£340,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 15 Mar 2018£307,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 16 Nov 2017£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 27 Oct 2017£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 31 Aug 2016£322,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 19 Feb 2016£320,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Melrose Gardens RG2 9PY 12 Feb 2016£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
20, Melrose Gardens £380,000 (Dec 2019) → £440,000 (May 2024) +16%
over 4 yrs
65, Melrose Gardens £320,000 (Feb 2016) → £340,000 (Aug 2018) +6%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Melrose Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Coombes Church of England Primary School 338 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Farley Hill Primary School 358 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Bohunt School Wokingham 1,313 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.3 mi
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 1.7 mi
Reddam House Berkshire 789 pupils Other independent school 0–19 Report 1.7 mi
Shinfield Infant and Nursery School 303 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 1.8 mi
Bearwood Primary School 223 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 2.1 mi
Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery 280 pupils Other independent school 0–11 Report 2.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Winnersh station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk
  • Winnersh Triangle station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Wokingham station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Swan (nr, Eversley Road) 1 min walk
  • The Swan (Opp, Eversley Road) 2 min walk
  • British Legion (opp, Eversley Road) 3 min walk
  • British Legion (Adj, Eversley Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • South Reading & Shinfield Group Med Prac
    Shinfield Medical Pract, School Green, Reading · 1.8 mi
  • Shinfield Medical Practice
    Shinfield House, School Green, Reading · 1.8 mi
  • Swallowfield Medical Practice
    The Street, Swallowfield, Reading · 2.5 mi
  • Finchampstead Practice
    The Finchampstead Surgery, 474-478 Finchampstead Road, Wokingham · 2.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Arborfield - Bramshill Close · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Arborfield · 1.2 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Shinfield Express Petrol · 1.8 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Former The Royal Oak · 1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Shinfield Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • Shinfield Dental Centre · 1.8 mi
  • Nine Mile Ride Dental Practice · 2.5 mi
  • The Tooth Booth · 2.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned74.1%62.5%
Private rented18.0%20.3%
Social rented7.9%17.1%
Households595

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.3%64.1%
Aged 65+17.5%18.6%
Residents1,591

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks90%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Wokingham with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Melrose Gardens

Ethnic group

HereWokingham
White91.3%79.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%12.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.3%1.6%

Religion

HereWokingham
Christian50.8%44.7%
No religion40.5%36.9%
Not answered5.5%5.9%
Hindu0.9%4.8%
Muslim0.9%4.8%
Sikh0.7%1.7%
Jewish0.3%–
Other religion0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWokingham
Born in the UK87.5%81.1%
Born outside the UK12.5%18.9%

Highest qualification

HereWokingham
Level 4 qualifications and above39.6%46.2%
Level 3 qualifications16.8%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%12.6%
No qualifications13.4%10.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%8.1%
Apprenticeship4.8%4.1%
Other qualifications2.2%2.3%

General health

HereWokingham
Very good health57.1%55%
Good health31.4%33.2%
Fair health8.6%9.2%
Bad health2.1%2.1%
Very bad health0.8%0.6%

Cars or vans per household

HereWokingham
2 cars or vans in household43.5%39.5%
1 car or van in household28.3%37.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household20.8%14%
No cars or vans in household7.4%9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wokingham.

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