Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL
Estimated value
£364,000
- Against RG30 6BL's recent median (£425,000)-14%
Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£364,000
- Against RG30 6BL's recent median (£425,000)-14%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Birch Avenue is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 6BL. 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
87 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2015
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in RG30 6BL
5 sales, median £425,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Birch Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 6BL: £425,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG30 6BL
3 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL
Sold Dec 2024
£515,00012 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL
Sold Oct 2024
£450,00014 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL
Sold Sept 2023
£425,0001 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL
Sold May 2021
£385,00010 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL
Sold Jun 2019
£325,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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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About 16 Birch Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Birch Avenue is a semi-detached house in Tilehurst, Reading, Reading (RG30 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
16 Birch Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2025
Current Certificate
Feb 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 February 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Birch Avenue has no planning applications on record.
2
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Birch Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Birch Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
356/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lawrence Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Meadow Park Academy. 33 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Meadow Park AcademyPrimary357m
- Ranikhet AcademyPrimary415m
- Moorlands Primary SchoolPrimary585m
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary634m
Nearest stops
- Lawrence RoadBus stop56m
- Church End LaneBus stop299m
- Romany LaneBus stop330m
- RanikhetBus stop465m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,080 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour603 reports12%
- Other Theft384 reports8%
- Public Order384 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG30 6BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 16 Birch Avenue is modelled from its 87 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG30 6BL. 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. No sale is recorded for 16 Birch Avenue, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 16 Birch Avenue was lodged in February 2015 at band E and expired in February 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 16 Birch Avenue. 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 33 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG30 6BL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Birch Avenue is in council tax band D. 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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