2b, Abbots Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LD
About 2b
2b is a semi-detached house in Burghfield Common, Reading, Reading (RG7 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (December 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 214.3% above the 2022 sale of £157,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 58.2% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £157,500 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
2b's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2b's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.5% per year over 20 years.
£157,500
Growth on file: -1.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£157,500
-26.7%over 20 years7 April 2002
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 3LD: £418,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RG7 3LD
14 Abbots Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LD
Sold Feb 2025
£325,0005 Abbots Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LD
Sold Jul 2024
£400,0002a, Abbots Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LD
Sold Jun 2023
£570,00011 Abbots Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LD
Sold Aug 2022
£473,0009 Abbots Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LD
Sold Dec 2020
£418,000
Versus other Abbots Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 2b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,260
Street avg £3,400
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
0.2 km
Willink School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Willink School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







