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17 Bluebell Drive, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3EF

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
180 m²
1938 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Bluebell Drive

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

17 Bluebell Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Burghfield Common, Reading, Reading (RG7 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 180 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £894,000 is 25% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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 Bluebell Drive'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 Jul 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Bluebell Drive, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Bluebell Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

3 applications on record at 17 Bluebell Drive, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3EF

3decisions2extensions18documents3nearby
  1. Jun 2004
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Proposed first floor side extension over existing garage

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    04/01045/HOUSE
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£894,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£715,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2016Most recent

    £715,000

    +180.4%over 16 years

  2. 24 March 2000

    £255,000

    +4.1%over 1 year

  3. 29 September 1998

    £245,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 3EF: £725,000 (2023–2018).

On the street

Versus other Bluebell Drive homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Bluebell Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,972

Street avg £4,154

Below

Floor Area

180 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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4 bed1 bath
£544k

1 Bilberry Gardens, Mortimer

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3 bed2 bath
£507k

1 Bakery Cottages, Reading Road, Burghfield Common

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3 bed
£497k

1 Blewburton Close, Mortimer

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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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Omers Rise — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Mrs Bland's Infant School. 6 schools nearby.

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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 3EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 3EF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 3EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

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