3 Birchen Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SW
About 3 Birchen Close
3 Birchen Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0SW). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.
Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 is 19% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). At 86 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 5 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- Notable viewsYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
3 Birchen Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Birchen Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£577,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 13 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2017Most recent
£485,000
+59.0%over 13 years31 August 2003
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0SW: £475,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in RG8 0SW
8 Birchen Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SW
Sold Oct 2024
£475,00010 Birchen Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SW
Sold Jul 2023
£540,0001 Birchen Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SW
Sold Dec 2021
£600,0005 Birchen Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SW
Sold Nov 2014
£463,0002 Birchen Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SW
Sold Jun 2000
£187,000
Versus other Birchen Close homes
On price per m², 3 Birchen Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,640
Street avg £4,283
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
West Chiltern — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Langtree School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB