2, The Birches, Reading occupies a 147 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 26 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 23rd largest.

2, The Birches, Reading last changed hands on 2nd June 2008, selling for £290,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 33.7% since June 2008.

• Sold Jun 2008£290,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 125 sales of comparable properties within 2.2 kilometres of 2, The Birches, Reading since 2013.

Most recently, 4, Meadow Close, Reading, RG8 0AP, a freehold house, sold at £787,500 on the 22nd January 2026.

Read more about house prices in RG8.

• Sold Jan 2026£787,500 | 3 Bed House4, Meadow Close, Reading, RG8 0AP4, Meadow Close, Reading, RG8 0AP
• Sold Nov 2025£695,000 | 4 Bed House16, Gatehampton Road, Reading, RG8 0EP16, Gatehampton Road, Reading, RG8 0EP
• Sold Oct 2025£665,000 | 3 Bed House1, Heron Shaw, Reading, RG8 0AU1, Heron Shaw, Reading, RG8 0AU
• Sold Aug 2025£746,000 | 3 Bed House14, Holmlea Road, Reading, RG8 9EX14, Holmlea Road, Reading, RG8 9EX
• Sold Jul 2025£585,000 | 3 Bed HouseFlint Cottage, High Street, Reading, RG8 9AXFlint Cottage, High Street, Reading, RG8 9AX
• Sold Mar 2025£670,000 | 3 Bed House2, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ2, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ
• Sold Jan 2025£685,000 | 4 Bed House5, Lycroft Close, Reading, RG8 0AT5, Lycroft Close, Reading, RG8 0AT
• Sold Aug 2024£585,000 | 3 Bed House7, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ7, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ
• Sold May 2022£670,000 | 4 Bed House28, Pennypiece, Reading, RG8 9BY28, Pennypiece, Reading, RG8 9BY
• Sold Mar 2022£700,000 | 3 Bed House1, Ferne Close, Reading, RG8 0AR1, Ferne Close, Reading, RG8 0AR
• Sold Dec 2021£720,000 | 3 Bed House4, Ferne Close, Reading, RG8 0AR4, Ferne Close, Reading, RG8 0AR
• Sold Mar 2020£530,000 | 4 Bed House16, Pennypiece, Reading, RG8 9BY16, Pennypiece, Reading, RG8 9BY
• Sold Oct 2019£440,000 | 3 Bed House5, Lockstile Way, Reading, RG8 0AJ5, Lockstile Way, Reading, RG8 0AJ
• Sold Aug 2019£530,000 | 3 Bed House6, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ6, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ
• Sold Jun 2019£660,000 | 3 Bed House1, Holmlea Road, Reading, RG8 9EX1, Holmlea Road, Reading, RG8 9EX
• Sold May 2019£525,000 | 3 Bed House4, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ4, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ
• Sold Apr 2019£615,000 | 3 Bed House3, Walnut Tree Court, Reading, RG8 9HW3, Walnut Tree Court, Reading, RG8 9HW
• Sold May 2015£485,000 | 3 Bed House5, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ5, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ
• Sold Apr 2014£485,000 | 3 Bed House8, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ8, Maple Court, Reading, RG8 9BQ
• Sold Feb 2013£415,000 | 3 Bed House4, Lockstile Way, Reading, RG8 0AJ4, Lockstile Way, Reading, RG8 0AJ

Our analysis of the public data ranks 2, The Birches, Reading as the largest and the most expensive of the 26 addresses on The Birches, Goring, Reading, RG8.

Against the RG8 postcode district average, it is £94k less expensive than the typical property.

• Goring Church of England Aided Primary School

  700 m away
• Streatley Church of England Primary School

  1.0 km away
• South Stoke Primary School

  2.7 km away

• Langtree School

  4.9 km away
• The Downs School

  8.1 km away
• Denefield School

  8.1 km away

• Goring & Streatley

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  400 m away
• Cholsey

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  5.4 km away
• Pangbourne

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  5.4 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.