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Get started5 Diamond Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Warren Row, Reading, Reading (RG10 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 10.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 16.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£563/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion
5 Diamond Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 6 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 6 years.
Price per m² for 5 Diamond Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,056
Street avg £5,435
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Certificate of lawfulness to determine whether construction of rear dormer to pitched roof is lawful.
1 more application for this property
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25 May 2018Most recent
£430,000
+7.5%over 2 years24 March 2016
£400,000
+60.0%over 3 years15 November 2012
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG10 8QT: £250,000 (2022–2007).
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
RG10 8JY
Rose Lane Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
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