5 Church View, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NL
About 5 Church View
5 Church View is a four-bedroom detached house in Beenham, Reading, Reading (RG7 5NL). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £565,000 is 36.1% above the 2014 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
5 Church View'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
5 Church View has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Church View, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NL
- Jan 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension with rooms in roof
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02653/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
5 Church View changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£565,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 9 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
14 April 2014Most recent
£415,000
+7.8%9 January 2014
£385,000
+41.0%over 8 years21 August 2005
£273,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 5NL: £395,000 (2018–2014).
Nearby sales in RG7 5NL
7 Church View, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NL
Sold Aug 2018
£460,00016 Church View, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NL
Sold Jul 2015
£395,00015 Church View, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NL
Sold Jul 2015
£395,0003 Church View, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NL
Sold Dec 2014
£375,00014 Church View, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NL
Sold Feb 2014
£360,000
Versus other Church View homes
5 Church View outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,804
Street avg £3,105
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
Stoneyfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Beenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







