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4 sales on record
About 8 Balme Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Balme Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Charvil, Reading, Reading (RG10 9RN). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £746,000 is 17.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 126.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2020 for £635,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Driveway
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Balme Close, Charvil, Reading, RG10 9RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Balme Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2014ExtensionAmendmentApprove
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed erection of single-storey rear extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£746,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2020)
£635,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Balme Close homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Balme Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,248
Street avg £4,041
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG10 9RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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