What kind of home is 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY?

26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY sell for?

26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY last sold for £320,000 in February 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £126,000 in December 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY?

Across 3 sales between December 2001 and February 2022, 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY rose from £126,000 to £320,000, a change of £194,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY?

The current EPC rating for 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in April 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY?

26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY use?

The latest EPC at 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY?

26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY in?

26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY sits in Reading. It falls within the RG30 postcode district.

What is crime like near 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY?

Police records around 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY?

The closest primary school to 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY is Oxford Road Community School (554m), one of 26 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is River Academy (748m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY?

The closest bus stop to 26 Barnwood Close, RG30 1BY is Ashmere Terrace, 165m away. The nearest rail option is Reading West Rail Station, 409m away.

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26 Barnwood Close, Reading, RG30 1BY

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Barnwood Close

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

26 Barnwood Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 107.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £320,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
ParkingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

26 Barnwood Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Barnwood Close, Reading, RG30 1BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Barnwood Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£343,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£320,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

18 February 2022Most recent
£320,000
+68.4%over 14 years
24 May 2007
£190,000
+50.8%over 5 years
21 December 2001
£126,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 1BY: £320,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in RG30 1BY

On the street

Versus other Barnwood Close homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 26 Barnwood Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £3,008

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 80 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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.

Full Reading report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Ashmere Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Oxford Road Community School. 33 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG30 1BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG30 1BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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