4 Birch Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LS
About 4 Birch Road
4 Birch Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Burghfield Common, Reading, Reading (RG7 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 114.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £675,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Planning history
4 Birch Road 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
Latest sale on 4 Birch Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£669,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 16 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2023Most recent
£675,000
+73.1%over 16 years27 February 2007
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 3LS: £396,500 (2020–2006).
Nearby sales in RG7 3LS
10 Birch Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LS
Sold Nov 2020
£580,0002 Birch Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LS
Sold Oct 2020
£482,5007 Birch Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LS
Sold Aug 2014
£396,50013 Birch Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LS
Sold Jan 2010
£290,00015 Birch Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LS
Sold Apr 2006
£295,000
Versus other Birch Road homes
On price per m², 4 Birch Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,315
Street avg £3,290
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Omers Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB