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 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 19 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 £605,000 sits 122.4% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 February 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 6 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
6 Flowers Piece valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£605,000
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 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
52/mo
Falling 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
A Local Area 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







