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Briony House, Flat 4, 1 Heroes Walk, Reading, RG2 8TY

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Floor area
41 m²
441 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Briony House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Briony House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 8TY). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Briony House (41–49 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (69 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

Held since February 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 214.9% above the 2001 sale of £50,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 39.5% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 46 EPCs).

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Briony House, Flat 4, 1 Heroes Walk, Reading, RG2 8TY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Briony House has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Briony House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£159,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£50,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 February 2001Most recent

    £50,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG2 8TY: £290,000 (2023–2018).

On the street

Versus other Heroes Walk homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Briony House runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

69 (C)

Street avg 71 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.8 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Briony House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Spencer Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Geoffrey Field Junior School. 17 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG2 8TY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG2 8TY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG2 8TY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Briony House, Flat 4, 1 Heroes Walk, Reading, RG2 8TY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.