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The Birches, RG8

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£303,675
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£7,095
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
30
Distinct homes
19
Price range
£180,000£525,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Sales on The Birches are mostly terraced houses. Homes here typically change hands around £303,675 — roughly 48% below the RG8 norm. On floor area that works out near £7,095 per square metre, above the district's £4,752. Recent sales here have been outpacing the wider RG8 market. HM Land Registry records 30 sales across 19 homes since 2000 — homes here come up rarely.

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The Birches prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 30 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianRG8 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k2000200520102015202020252000: £180,000 median · 1 sale2001: £190,000 median · 2 sales2003: £230,000 median · 1 sale2005: £293,725 median · 2 sales2006: £280,000 median · 1 sale2007: £290,000 median · 5 sales2008: £290,000 median · 1 sale2009: £320,000 median · 1 sale2010: £294,100 median · 3 sales2013: £325,000 median · 1 sale2014: £342,000 median · 2 sales2016: £378,750 median · 2 sales2017: £421,250 median · 2 sales2019: £425,000 median · 1 sale2020: £425,000 median · 1 sale2021: £428,800 median · 1 sale2024: £517,500 median · 2 sales2025: £525,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the RG8 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Birches compares

The Birches against the RG8 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Sheffield Close£815k · 30
High Street£768k · 32
Horseshoe Road£630k · 30
Beech Lane£603k · 24
Shooters Hill£575k · 29
Wallingford Road£550k · 41
Elvendon Road£550k · 28
Whitehouse Road£540k · 25
Reading Road£475k · 60
The Birches£304k · 30*

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£303,675
median · all recorded sales
RG8 district
£585,000
median · last 8 years · street -48%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Birches's £303,675 median sits about 48% below RG8's £585,000; on floor space it runs £7,095/m² against the district's £4,752/m² (+49%).

Street and RG8 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on The Birches.

Terraced
£325,000
22 sales
Detached
£290,000
5 sales
Semi-detached
£299,950
3 sales

Every recorded sale on The Birches

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
28 Nov 202520 · RG8 9BWTerraced£525,000
31 May 202416 · RG8 9BWDetached£510,000
17 May 20246 · RG8 9BWTerraced£525,000
25 Jun 202122 · RG8 9BWTerraced£428,800
10 Sept 202024 · RG8 9BWTerraced£425,000
27 Aug 201920 · RG8 9BWTerraced£425,000
17 Jul 201717 · RG8 9BWTerraced£417,500
6 Jan 201715 · RG8 9BWTerraced£425,000
8 Aug 20166 · RG8 9BWTerraced£362,500
29 Jun 201610 · RG8 9BWTerraced£395,000
19 Sept 201415 · RG8 9BWTerraced£325,000
28 Aug 201423 · RG8 9BWTerraced£359,000
23 Jul 20131 · RG8 9BWTerraced£325,000
21 Jun 20104 · RG8 9BWTerraced£294,100
19 Feb 20109 · RG8 9BWTerraced£285,000
1 Feb 20103 · RG8 9BWTerraced£302,350
20 Nov 200916 · RG8 9BWDetached£320,000
2 Jun 20082 · RG8 9BWDetached£290,000
21 Dec 200710 · RG8 9BWSemi-detached£305,000
23 Aug 20076 · RG8 9BWTerraced£282,500
10 Aug 200722 · RG8 9BWTerraced£278,600
15 Jun 200719 · RG8 9BWTerraced£295,000
10 Apr 20071 · RG8 9BWTerraced£290,000
9 Jun 200610 · RG8 9BWSemi-detached£280,000
21 Nov 200521 · RG8 9BWTerraced£287,500
22 Jul 20055 · RG8 9BWSemi-detached£299,950
24 Jan 20033 · RG8 9BWTerraced£230,000
17 Aug 20017 · RG8 9BWTerraced£200,000
12 Jan 200112 · RG8 9BWDetached£180,000
31 Mar 200016 · RG8 9BWDetached£180,000
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More streets in RG8

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider RG8 area guide.

Reading RoadHigh StreetWallingford RoadHorseshoe RoadElvendon RoadKennedy DriveShooters HillWayside GreenCleeve RoadManor RoadWhitehouse RoadHardwick Road
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.