Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£560,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£535,000)+5%
- Against RG4 9LE's recent median (£530,000)+6%
Newest record on this page: April 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£560,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£535,000)+5%
- Against RG4 9LE's recent median (£530,000)+6%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Birch Close is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9LE. 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
90 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2014
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in RG4 9LE
5 sales, median £530,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
Price for 20 Birch Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
Sales timeline
1 September 2022Most recent
£535,000
+35.4%over 8 years28 August 2014
£395,000
+58.3%over 12 years1 April 2002
£249,500
+149.5%over 6 years8 June 1995
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9LE: £530,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RG4 9LE
2 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE
Sold Apr 2024
£610,00018 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE
Sold Sept 2023
£625,00011 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE
Sold Aug 2021
£467,00024 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE
Sold May 2021
£530,00021 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE
Sold Mar 2021
£465,000
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- 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 20 Birch Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Birch Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 48.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £535,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2024
Current Certificate
Mar 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 March 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 20 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE
1decisions1extensions6documents6nearby
- Mar 2005ConservatoryOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P05/E0036
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Versus other Birch Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Birch Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,944
Street avg £4,887
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Westleigh Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sonning Common Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary231m
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary855m
- Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
- Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
Nearest stops
- Westleigh DriveBus stop237m
- Reddish ManorBus stop249m
- LibraryBus stop386m
- Health CentreBus stop433m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
- Shoplifting372 reports17%
- Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
- Other Theft178 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 RG4 9LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
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 20 Birch Close is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9LE. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 20 Birch Close. 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 20 Birch Close was lodged in March 2014 at band D and expired in March 2024, 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. 1 application is matched to 20 Birch Close. 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 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 9LE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 20 Birch Close is in council tax band E. 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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