The Birches, Basingstoke Road, Swallowfield, Reading, RG7 1PY
About The Birches
The Birches is a detached house in Swallowfield, Reading, Reading (RG7 1PY). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2202. The latest certificate (December 2023) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 215 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
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Snagging Report
Because the property was built within the last two years, we believe a snagging report is more appropriate for this property than a home survey.
Planning history
The Birches 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
The Birches has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,100,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
EPC Rating for The Birches runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
88 (B)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 238 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB