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Get started4 The Copse is a five-bedroom detached house in Wargrave, Reading, Reading (RG10 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 170 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £950,000. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2023. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
4 The Copse ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Householder application for the proposed conversion of the garage, including internal alterations and changes to fenestration.
4 The Copse valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£990,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 11 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 11 years.
4 The Copse outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,588
Street avg £4,347
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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8 May 2025Most recent
£950,000
+18.8%over 2 years24 March 2023
£800,000
+27.0%over 8 years13 June 2014
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG10 8AU: £475,000 (2022–1995).
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
RG10 8AX
East View Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
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