5 Birds Lane, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5UL
About 5 Birds Lane
5 Birds Lane is a semi-detached house in Midgham, Reading, Reading (RG7 5UL). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Birds Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Birds Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£450,000
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 5UL: £900,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in RG7 5UL
Church Hill Barn, Birds Lane, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5UL
Sold Oct 2022
£900,000Hill House, Birds Lane, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5UL
Sold Aug 2022
£1,600,000Autumn House, Birds Lane, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5UL
Sold Sept 2021
£935,000Highwood View, Birds Lane, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5UL
Sold Sept 2021
£790,000Eastfield, Birds Lane, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5UL
Sold Nov 2018
£605,000
Versus other Birds Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for 5 Birds Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 187 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.6 km
Coach and Horses — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Bucklebury C.E. Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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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
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB