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 £405,000 sits 116.6% above the 2010 sale of £187,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 27.7% 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 27 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2020
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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.
£405,000
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: £405,000 (2024–2020).
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 £3,132
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 96 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
6/mo
Steady 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







