Pond House, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
About Pond House
Pond House is a five-bedroom detached house in Beech Hill, Reading, Reading (RG7 2AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1857 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
13 years since the last transfer (July 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 6 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £812,000 is 35.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 62.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Pond House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at Pond House, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
- Sept 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Replacement of existing single storey rear extension with double storey extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01659/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionJun 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£812,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 18 years.
£598,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2013Most recent
£598,000
+4.0%over 6 years29 March 2007
£575,000
+40.2%over 2 years27 January 2005
£410,000
+166.2%over 9 years24 March 1995
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 2AZ: £485,000 (2019–2010).
Nearby sales in RG7 2AZ
Rose Cottage, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
Sold Nov 2019
£407,500Woodbine Cottage, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
Sold Apr 2017
£765,000Meadowside, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
Sold Jun 2014
£700,000Old Elm Tree Cottage, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
Sold Jul 2010
£144,000Bears House, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
Sold Feb 2010
£485,000
Versus other Beech Hill Road homes
On habitable rooms, Pond House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,466
Street avg £3,258
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Old Elm Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Lambs Lane Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







