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17 Beech Hill Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HL

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£515,000

  • Since the 2010 sale (£320,000)+61%
  • Against RG7 1HL's recent median (£620,000)-17%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
147 m²
1583 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£515,000

  • Against its 2010 sale (£320,000)+61%
  • Against RG7 1HL's recent median (£620,000)-17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Beech Hill Road is modelled from its 147 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 1HL. 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

    147 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2009

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2010

  • Recent sales in RG7 1HL

    5 sales, median £620,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2010Most recent

    £320,000

    +18.5%over 6 years

  2. 7 August 2003

    £270,000

    +139.5%over 7 years

  3. 11 June 1996

    £112,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1HL: £620,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Beech Hill Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn 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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Overview

About 17 Beech Hill Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Beech Hill Road is a semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1583 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in March 2010. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 sits 60.9% above the 2010 sale of £320,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Beech Hill Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2019

Current Certificate
Mar 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 March 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Beech Hill Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 17 Beech Hill Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1HL

1decisions1extensions14documents8nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jun 2017
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension to dwelling, following demolition of existing garage and utility room.

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    170045
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 8 notable nearby
  • The 14 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Beech Hill Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Beech Hill Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,176

Street avg £3,506

Strongly below

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 151 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

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Area

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.
Full Reading report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

150/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Lambs Lane Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Lambs Lane Primary SchoolPrimary403m
  • Grazeley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
  • Oakbank SchoolSecondary1.6km
  • Alder Grove Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.1km

Nearest stops

  • Post OfficeBus stop221m
  • Lambs LaneBus stop355m
  • Back LaneBus stop449m
  • Hyde End RoadBus stop466m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences769 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour327 reports16%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson233 reports11%
  • Shoplifting167 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG7 1HL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 1HL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1HL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Beech Hill Road is modelled from its 147 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 1HL. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 17 Beech Hill Road. 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 17 Beech Hill Road was lodged in March 2009 at band E and expired in March 2019, 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 17 Beech Hill Road. 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 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 1HL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
17 Beech Hill Road 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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