RG8 7LH

Last sold £560,000 in February 2025

26, Briars Close, Reading

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4 (est.)
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
990 sq ft / 92 sq m
Plot area
about 3,200 sq ft / 300 sq m
EPC rating
D

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Price history in context

  • Jan 1997 — £119,950
  • Oct 2001 — £187,000 · +55.9% · 6 pts behind the UK market
  • Oct 2020 — £450,000 · +140.6% · 8 pts behind the UK market
  • Feb 2025 — £560,000 · +24.4% · 6 pts ahead of the UK market
— sold price – – bank of england base rate £560,000 £119,950 1997 2025

The life around it

  • Whitchurch Primary School is 1.0km away.
  • Pangbourne Primary School is 115m away.
  • Pangbourne station is 1.0km away.
  • Herridges/Brooms Copses is 459m away.
  • The coast (coastline) is 52.0km away.
  • Lake is 662m away.
  • Settling Tank is 327m away.
  • Canal is 5.6km away.
  • Sulham Brook is 87m away.
  • Pangbourne Meadow is 577m away.
  • Play Area is 282m away.

Broadband

  • Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
  • Ultrafast broadband (100Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
  • Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Pangbourne, 1.0km away

  • 40 min London
  • 41 min Oxford
  • 71 min Bristol
  • 105 min Cardiff

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Nearby schools

  • Ofsted inspected Mar 2023 (ungraded framework — School remains Good)
    is 115m away.
  • Ofsted Good (inspected Nov 2023)
    is 1.0km away.
  • Denefield School · secondary
    Ofsted Good (inspected Nov 2023)
    Attainment 8: 49.3 — top 40% nationally (2023)
    is 1.8km away.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 110 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

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Planning activity nearby

  • Single storey rear extension. — Undecided, Jun 2026 source
  • Demolition of outbuilding; Double-storey rear extension; Internal reconfigurations. — Permitted, Jul 2026 source
  • Single storey side and rear extension. — Permitted, May 2026 source
  • Erection of a two storey side extension with associated fenestration — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
  • Erection of single storey garden office for home working replacing garden studio.… — Permitted, Jul 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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