6 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
About 6 Flowers Piece
6 Flowers Piece is a semi-detached house in Ashampstead, Reading, Reading (RG8 8SG). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2023. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £588,000 sits 116.2% above the 2005 sale of £272,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 54.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
6 Flowers Piece's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
- Feb 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolish existing detached garage to rear, construct two storey side and rear extensions.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03462/HOUSE
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolish existing detached garage to the rear. Construct two storey side and rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00904/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
6 Flowers Piece valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 4 years.
£272,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2005Most recent
£272,000
+29.6%over 3 years30 April 2002
£209,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8SG: £470,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 8SG
12 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Dec 2024
£470,00025 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Oct 2024
£205,00016 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Jun 2023
£535,0009 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Feb 2023
£750,00010 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Jul 2018
£418,000
Versus other Flowers Piece homes
Price per m² for 6 Flowers Piece lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,639
Street avg £3,973
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Ashampstead flexi area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Yattendon C.E. Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB








