6 Birch Green, Reading, RG2 8HS
About 6 Birch Green
6 Birch Green is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £239,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 6 Birch Green, Reading, RG2 8HS
- Apr 2013FullOutcome in report
Proposed installation on rear external wall of air source heat pump to 5 properties in block, nos 1,2,3,4 & 7.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 132473
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJan 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 3 years.
£239,950
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2022Most recent
£239,950
+20.0%over 2 years20 August 2019
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8HS: £165,000 (2020–1997).
Versus other Birch Green homes
6 Birch Green outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,137
Street avg £2,628
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Wentworth Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Christ The King Catholic Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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51.5dB

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