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5 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG

Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
132 m²
1421 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Beechwood Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Beechwood Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Goring Heath, Reading, Reading (RG8 7SG). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 132 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 5 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 47.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £655,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenEast-facing
  • LandYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Beechwood Close

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2006
    Conservatory
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension & conservatory with associated internal alterations.

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    P05/E1349
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Beechwood Close

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Beechwood Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£691,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£655,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 November 2022Most recent

    £655,000

    +359.6%over 25 years
  2. 7 August 1997

    £142,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7SG: £500,000 (2025–2013).

On the street

Versus other Beechwood Close homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 5 Beechwood Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,962

Street avg £4,311

On par

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Beechwood Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

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

0.1 km

Beechwood Close — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Langtree School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 7SG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 7SG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 7SG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.