20, BIRCH CLOSE, SONNING COMMON, READING, RG4 9LE - £535,000

Based on the December 2024 Price Paid Data (released on 29th January 2025), the November 2024 House Price Index (released on 15th January 2025), and the December 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 31st January 2025). Sources

20 BIRCH CLOSE is a very small extended detached house of 90m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966. It was last sold for £535,000 in September 2022, which was around 33% below the average September 2022 detached price in the South Oxfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2014, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

20 BIRCH CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 20 BIRCH CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the South Oxfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 20 BIRCH CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2022 2 SEP	£535,000	£798,589	33% below HPI
2014 29 AUG	£395,000	£534,174	26% below HPI
2002 2 APR	£249,500	£299,957	17% below HPI
1995 9 JUN	£100,000	£133,863	25% below HPI

20 BIRCH CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the South Oxfordshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four 20 BIRCH CLOSE sales between June 1995 and September 2022 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the August 2014 sale was for 26% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 26% below the HPI over time, until the September 2022 sale, where it falls to 33% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 33% below the HPI.

How Large is 20 BIRCH CLOSE?

20 BIRCH CLOSE is 90m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2014. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses in Sonning Common, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Sonning Common, and where 20 BIRCH CLOSE lies on this distribution: 19% of detached houses are smaller than 20 BIRCH CLOSE, and 79% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Sonning Common.

20 BIRCH CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

20 BIRCH CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.104 of an acre, or 422m². The below map shows the location of 20 BIRCH CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 20 BIRCH CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 20 BIRCH CLOSE?

20 BIRCH CLOSE is located in SONNING COMMON, in the RG4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 20 on BIRCH CLOSE.