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About High Cones
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
High Cones is a four-bedroom detached house in Wargrave, Reading, Reading (RG10 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (173 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £1,225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
High Cones's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against High Cones, Blakes Road, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a garage conversion application was refused at High Cones in 2022.
- Jan 2024DemolitionFullApprove
Single storey · Side of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£1,225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Blakes Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for High Cones runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,280
Street avg £5,960
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG10 8LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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