5 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG
About 5 Beechwood Close
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenEast-facing
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2006ConservatoryIn 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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Beechwood Close
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Beechwood Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£691,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 25 years.
£655,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
23 November 2022Most recent
£655,000
+359.6%over 25 years7 August 1997
£142,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7SG: £500,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in RG8 7SG
1 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG
Sold Jul 2025
£540,0008 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG
Sold Aug 2020
£560,0004 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG
Sold May 2016
£500,0006 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG
Sold Aug 2013
£435,0007 Beechwood Close, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SG
Sold May 2002
£269,000
Versus other Beechwood Close homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Beechwood Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,962
Street avg £4,311
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.1 km
Beechwood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Langtree School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB








