5 Brocas Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3QL
About 5 Brocas Road
5 Brocas Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Burghfield Common, Reading, Reading (RG7 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 54.2% above the 2014 sale of £260,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 11 EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (February 2014).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Brocas Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3QL
- May 2020PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed two storey side and rear extension plus single storey rear with a new front porch
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00719/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
5 Brocas Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 11 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2014Most recent
£260,000
+15.0%over 7 years3 September 2006
£226,000
+29.1%over 3 years6 December 2002
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 3QL: £189,950 (2019–2009).
Nearby sales in RG7 3QL
Versus other Brocas Road homes
5 Brocas Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,095
Street avg £2,853
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Three Firs Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Willink School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







