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8 Briar Lea Road, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3SA

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£794,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£675,000)+18%
  • Against RG7 3SA's recent median (£520,000)+53%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£794,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£675,000)+18%
  • Against RG7 3SA's recent median (£520,000)+53%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Briar Lea Road is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 3SA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    146 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2016

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in RG7 3SA

    5 sales, median £520,000 (2025–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Briar Lea Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 2016Most recent

    £675,000

    +264.9%over 18 years

  2. 11 December 1998

    £185,000

    +48.0%over 2 years

  3. 29 December 1995

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 3SA: £520,000 (2025–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Briar Lea Road, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3SA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Briar Lea Road

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

8 Briar Lea Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Mortimer Common, Reading, Reading (RG7 3SA). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 146 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £794,000 is 17.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 74.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

8 Briar Lea Road'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 30 Jul 2026

Current Certificate
Jul 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 30 July 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Briar Lea Road, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Briar Lea Road has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Briar Lea Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Briar Lea Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,623

Street avg £3,698

Above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
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

150/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Bevers — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant SchoolPrimary546m
  • Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior SchoolPrimary1.6km
  • The Willink SchoolSecondary2.0km
  • Mrs Bland's Infant SchoolPrimary2.2km

Nearest stops

  • The BeversBus stop169m
  • Stephens CloseBus stop235m
  • Stephens RoadBus stop273m
  • Glenapp GrangeBus stop320m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences769 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour327 reports16%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson233 reports11%
  • Shoplifting167 reports8%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 3SA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Comparables

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Briar Lea Road is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 3SA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 8 Briar Lea Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Briar Lea Road was lodged in July 2016 at band D and expired in July 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Briar Lea Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 3SA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
8 Briar Lea Road is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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