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About 20 Burgess Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Burgess Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £425,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Burgess Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2021DemolitionFullApprove
Single storey · Rear of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 20 Burgess Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 29 years.
Last sold (2025)
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 20 Burgess Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3LJ
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Versus other Burgess Close homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
20 Burgess Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,885
Street avg £3,247
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Thatchers — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG5 3LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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