3 Bourne Avenue, Reading, RG2 0DU
About 3 Bourne Avenue
3 Bourne Avenue is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 0DU). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1158 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 113.9% above the 2010 sale of £187,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 28 EPCs).
Energy performance
3 Bourne Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 January 2020
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Planning history
3 Bourne Avenue has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 3 Bourne Avenue, Reading, RG2 0DU
- Sept 2016ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear extension measuring 3.3m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.5m,and 2.5m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/16/1538
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2016Decision
- ExtensionNov 2016Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
3 Bourne Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£187,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 August 2010Most recent
£187,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 0DU: £415,000 (2026–2024).
Versus other Bourne Avenue homes
On price per m², 3 Bourne Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,738
Street avg £3,213
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
327/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Christchurch Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Palmer Primary Academy. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







