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8 Beacon Court, Southcote Road, Reading, RG30 2ER

Estimated value

£224,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£240,000)-7%
  • Against RG30 2ER's recent median (£210,000)+7%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
60 m²
646 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£224,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£240,000)-7%
  • Against RG30 2ER's recent median (£210,000)+7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Beacon Court is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 2ER. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    60 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2019

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in RG30 2ER

    5 sales, median £210,000 (2026–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Beacon Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2024Most recent

    £240,000

    +15.4%over 5 years

  2. 29 March 2019

    £208,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 2ER: £210,000 (2026–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Beacon Court, Southcote Road, Reading, RG30 2ER. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Beacon Court

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

8 Beacon Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG30 2ER). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2019–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 131% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in November 2024.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageSingle

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Mar 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 March 2029

2 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Beacon Court, Southcote Road, Reading, RG30 2ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Beacon Court has no planning applications on record.

8

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Southcote Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Beacon Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,000

Street avg £2,527

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below
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

356/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Southcote Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Battle Primary Academy. 34 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Battle Primary AcademyPrimary331m
  • All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary445m
  • All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary445m
  • The WREN SchoolSecondary642m

Nearest stops

  • Southcote RoadBus stop106m
  • Cranbury RoadBus stop228m
  • Reading West Rail StationRailway station229m
  • Reading West Station - Tilehurst RoadBus stop285m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,080 reports42%
  • Anti-social Behaviour603 reports12%
  • Other Theft384 reports8%
  • Public Order384 reports8%

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 RG30 2ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG30 2ER

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG30 2ER

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gas

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£267k

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Beacon Court is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 2ER. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 8 Beacon Court. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Beacon Court was lodged in March 2019 at band E and is valid until March 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Beacon Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 34 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG30 2ER, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
8 Beacon Court is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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