Are you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get startedAre you a property professional?Get qualified leads from motivated homeowners.
Get started2 Oak Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shurlock Row, Reading, Reading (RG10 0PH). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 is 25.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 138.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
2 Oak Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Fir - fell.
2 Oak Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 17 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 17 years.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Are we missing something? Tell us about home improvements to help adjust your valuation.
Two Storey side extension and single storey rear extension involving demolition of existing utility room
21 July 2016Most recent
£600,000
+55.8%over 11 years18 July 2005
£385,000
+92.5%over 5 years17 September 1999
£200,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in RG10 0PH: £279,000 (2003–1998).
RG10 0PU
Royal Oak PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Waltham St Lawrence Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
Free valuation
An expert visits your home
Local expertise
An agent who knows your area
No obligation
You decide if and when to sell