5 Back Lane, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NF
About 5 Back Lane
5 Back Lane is a semi-detached house in Beenham, Reading, Reading (RG7 5NF). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 62 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 12 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Back Lane, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NF
- Aug 2025Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single Storey Side and Rear Extensions plus Loft Conversion
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01497/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
5 Back Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 5NF: £320,000 (2018–2003).
Versus other Back Lane homes
5 Back Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Stoneyfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB