RG8 9BW
Last sold £200,000 in August 2001
7, The Birches, Reading
- Property type
- Terraced
- Bedrooms
- 3 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 850 sq ft / 79 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
- Elevation
- About 47m
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Price history in context
- Aug 2001 — £200,000 · +14.3% · 7 pts behind the UK market
- Dec 1999 — £175,000
What this home might be worth today
£586,000
Estimate range £557,000–£616,000
+193.2% since August 2001 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 12 nearby sales within a year · 3-bed (est.) terraced within 1 km
The life around it
- Langtree School 5.0km
- Goring Church of England Aided Primary School 18-min walk
- Goring & Streatley station 9-min walk
- Woodland 992m
- The coast (coastline) 56.8km
- Lake 171m
- Goring Lock 207m
- Canal 10.3km
- River Thames 227m
- Lough Down 1.0km
- Playing Field 127m
- Tesco Express 412m
- Glebe Ride Har (E-Bound) 42m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
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 Goring & Streatley, 443m away
- 38 min Oxford
- 44 min London
- 75 min Bristol
- 109 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.
Schools nearby
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,530 hours a year — sunnier than 30% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 6% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Planning
- In the Goring Conservation Area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 45 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 6, The Birches, Reading £525,000 · 2024
- 26, The Birches, Reading £105,000 · 1996
- 21, The Birches, Reading £287,500 · 2005
- 2, The Birches, Reading £290,000 · 2008
- 3, The Birches, Reading £302,350 · 2010
- 24, The Birches, Reading £425,000 · 2020
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted TS1 Lawson Cypress (x2) - FELL (remove) to ground level Jul 2026 source
- Permitted T1 Silver birch reduction in height by 1.5-2m Jul 2026 source
- Undecided There is an existing path-Restricted Byway 227/3a/10. We are seeking to resurface it with… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted Loft conversion with double hip to gable and rear dormer. Addition of four rooflights to… Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Discharge of Conditions 3(Landscaping) and 5(cycle parking) on P23/S2602/FUL. Two storey… Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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