258 Ash St, Reading, MA 01867 Property Records

Middlesex County and Reading Town property record for 258 Ash St, Reading, MA 01867

Property Summary

Property Type	Duplex
Details	5 bd · 2 ba · 3,164 sqft · built 1890
Lot Size	0.239 acres (10,402 sqft)
Owner	2 Company Names on File
Last Sale	$20,000 (Oct 1985)
Tax Bill	$10,188 (2025)
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`READ M:012.0-0000-0123.0`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`READ M:012.0-0000-0123.0`
Alternative APNs	`M:012.0=0000=0123.0` `440000000150` `440000000`

Interior

Bedrooms	5 Beds
Full Baths	2 Baths
Total Rooms	12 Rooms
Units	2 Units
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	3,164 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	6,615 sqft
Basement Area	1,624 sqft
Unfinished Basement	1,624 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1890
Effective Year Built	Effective 1952
Architectural Style	Duplex Single
Exterior Material	Aluminum/Vinyl
Construction Type	Frame
Roof Type	Gable
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	10,402 sqft (0.239 acres)

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Heating System	Forced Air with A/C
Heating Fuel	Oil

Location & Zoning

Account Number	440000000150
Street Address	258 ASH ST
City	READING
State	MA
Zip	01867-3625
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Multi-Unit > Duplex
Local Zoning Code	S15
Jurisdiction	READING MA
Township / Civil Division	READING
Census Block Group	3
Census Block	3001
Census Tract	334400

Owner

Source: Middlesex County and Reading Town assessment roll, APN READ M:012.0-0000-0123.0, as of April 14, 2026 · Last verified April 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Company Names on File
Mailing Address	260 ASH ST, READING, MA 01867-3625
Owner Type	Company
Vesting	Trust

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Oct 22, 1985 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Oct 22, 1985 · Amount on Record
Record Updated	Jun 08, 2026

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Middlesex County and Reading Town assessment roll as of April 14, 2026 · Last verified April 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Massachusetts
County	Middlesex County
County Subdivision	Reading Town
Unified School District	Reading School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes and is not a market price estimate.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2025	$10,188.00 (+1.16%)	$894,500 (+4.1%) Land $417,500 Building $477,000
2024	$10,071.00 (+3.26%)	$859,300 (+10.92%) Land $401,100 Building $458,200
2023	$9,753.00	$774,700 Land $361,600 Building $413,100

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Middlesex County (25017C), as of September 10, 2026 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 250173344003, as of September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition, as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Nearest Special Flood Hazard Area	Zone AE, within 500 ft
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Nearby Flood Policies	3 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	2 (1982–1996)
Claims Outside the SFHA	2 of 2
Most Recent Claim	Oct 1996 · Extreme Weather Conditons And Flooding

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Not rated no burnable land within ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, 243 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025 · Last verified October 2026

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	2,000 / 2,000
Verizon Fiber · Fixed Wireless in parts of the area	980 / 880
T-Mobile USA Fixed Wireless	100 / 20

May also be available: Radiate Holdings.

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, water system MA3246000, as of 2026 Q3 · EPA water system boundaries as of March 2026 · Last verified October 2026

Water System	READING WATER DEPARTMENT (MWRA) serves 26,262 people
Water Source	Purchased surface water from MWRA
Last State Inspection	Nov 2023
Lead	8 ppb (2021–2023) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	E. coli not recorded as resolved · Oct 2019
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system as reported to EPA, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes. The full violation and enforcement history is in the system's EPA record.