What kind of home is 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR?

43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR sell for?

43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR last sold for £490,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £330,000 in August 2010, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 2010 and June 2021, 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR rose from £330,000 to £490,000, a change of £160,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR?

The current EPC rating for 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR?

43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RG8 8DR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR use?

The latest EPC at 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR?

43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR is in council tax band E.

Which area is 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR in?

43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR sits in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR?

Police records around 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR show an average of 52 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 37% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (16% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR?

The closest primary school to 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR is Long Lane Primary School (462m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Denefield School (1.0km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR?

The closest bus stop to 43 Beech Road, RG8 8DR is Westbury Lane, 87m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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43 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 43 Beech Road

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

43 Beech Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2010–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £559,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 86% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate

Apr 2021

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 April 2031

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 43 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

43 Beech Road has no planning applications on record.

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6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£559,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£490,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

22 June 2021Most recent
£490,000
+48.5%over 10 years
31 August 2010
£330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DR: £745,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in RG8 8DR

On the street

Versus other Beech Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 43 Beech Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,976

Street avg £3,982

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 165 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Reading report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

52/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Westbury Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Long Lane Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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