8 Barn Owl Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XX
About 8 Barn Owl Way
8 Barn Owl Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Burghfield Common, Reading, Reading (RG7 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £746,000 is 29.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- LandYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Barn Owl Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XX
- Oct 2017FullOutcome in report
New perimeter wall and fence
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02198/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
8 Barn Owl Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£746,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 10 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2016Most recent
£575,000
+64.3%over 10 years12 June 2006
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 3XX: £557,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RG7 3XX
12 Barn Owl Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XX
Sold May 2024
£460,0001 Barn Owl Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XX
Sold Feb 2024
£577,5006 Barn Owl Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XX
Sold Feb 2024
£510,00028 Barn Owl Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XX
Sold Feb 2022
£600,00026 Barn Owl Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XX
Sold Jan 2020
£557,500
Versus other Barn Owl Way homes
Floor Area for 8 Barn Owl Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,734
Street avg £4,146
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Coltsfoot Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Garland Junior 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
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







