The Wheelwrights, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
About The Wheelwrights
The Wheelwrights is a four-bedroom detached house in Beech Hill, Reading, Reading (RG7 2AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 sits 61.3% above the 2003 sale of £450,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 175 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 6 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
The Wheelwrights'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at The Wheelwrights.
2 applications on record at The Wheelwrights, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
- Mar 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to side.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00162/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The Wheelwrights has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 7 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
17 January 2003Most recent
£450,000
+89.1%over 4 years8 December 1998
£238,000
+40.0%over 3 years3 August 1995
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 2AZ: £598,000 (2019–2010).
Nearby sales in RG7 2AZ
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Sold Apr 2017
£765,000Meadowside, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
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£700,000Pond House, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
Sold Jul 2013
£598,000Old Elm Tree Cottage, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ
Sold Jul 2010
£144,000
Versus other Beech Hill Road homes
On price per m², The Wheelwrights runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,571
Street avg £3,407
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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







