Tacoma, Farm Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AA
About Tacoma
Tacoma is a semi-detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2013) 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. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 is 26.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 86 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Tacoma has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extensions - resubmission of P18/S2208/HH. (As amended by plans PL04A and PLO5 clarifying proposed facing materials and additional planting received on 10 May 2024.)
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P24/S0986/HH
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extensions.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P18/S2208/HH
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Sales history & valuation
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 January 2015Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in RG8 0AA: £430,000 (2021–2002).
Versus other Farm Road homes
Floor Area for Tacoma lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lockstile Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB








