9 Bird Wood Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RF
About 9 Bird Wood Court
9 Bird Wood Court is a four-bedroom detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9RF). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,147,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£632/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £1,000,000. 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 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
1 application on record at 9 Bird Wood Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RF
- Aug 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension. Gable fronted, tiled roof, block & brick construction. Materials to match existing (as amended by drawing PE 001 A to reduce the height of the extension to a maximum of 4 metres)
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- P18/S1903/LDP
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Bird Wood Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 5 years.
£1,000,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2021Most recent
£1,000,000
+37.9%over 5 years5 June 2016
£725,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9RF: £580,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in RG4 9RF
2 Bird Wood Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RF
Sold Mar 2021
£580,0008 Bird Wood Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RF
Sold Oct 2012
£535,0005 Bird Wood Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RF
Sold Dec 2009
£740,00012 Bird Wood Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RF
Sold May 2004
£410,0003 Bird Wood Court, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RF
Sold Nov 2001
£295,000
Versus other Bird Wood Court homes
On years held, 9 Bird Wood Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,803
Street avg £4,882
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bird Wood Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Sonning Common Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







