4 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL
About 4 Birch Avenue
4 Birch Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Tilehurst, Reading, Reading (RG30 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1296 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 120 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 44.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
4 Birch Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Birch Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 4 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Reference
- PL/04/0611
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Birch Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 13 years.
£342,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
5 February 2016Most recent
£342,000
+93.2%over 13 years9 January 2003
£177,000
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
Versus other Birch Avenue homes
4 Birch Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,841
Street avg £3,101
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







