Orchard View, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
About Orchard View
Orchard View is a detached house in Swallowfield, Reading, Reading (RG7 1PY). It has a recorded floor area of 653 m² (around 7029 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (December 2023) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 653 m² the property is well over the postcode median (187 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,558,000 sits 216.9% above the 2017 sale of £491,666. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 82% below the postcode norm. Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Energy performance
Orchard View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Orchard View has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Orchard View's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2017).
£1,558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£491,666
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 2017Most recent
£491,666
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1PY: £1,389,960 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in RG7 1PY
Treetop House, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Sept 2024
£720,000Pheasant Lodge, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Jun 2024
£1,425,000Hawthorn House, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Dec 2023
£1,635,000Lancambria, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Nov 2022
£1,389,960Uplands, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
Sold Mar 2022
£1,150,000
Versus other Basingstoke Road homes
Orchard View outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£753
Street avg £4,190
Floor Area
653 m²
Street avg 206 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Years Held
9 years
Street avg 11 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Charlton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Lambs Lane Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB