Western Cottage, Ramsdell Road, Monk Sherborne, Tadley, RG26 5HS
About Western Cottage
Western Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Monk Sherborne, Tadley, Tadley (RG26 5HS). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £831,000 is 14.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Western Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Portuguese laurel (T1): fell and grind out stump.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- T/00203/19/TCA
- Jun 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Deodar Cedar: fell because of proximity to building and excessive shading of rear garden. T2 Pittosporum: fell because of proximity to boundary wall. T3 Cockspur Thorn: fell because of proximity to house and excessive shading of front rooms.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- T/00187/18/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Western Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 17 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2016Most recent
£725,000
+145.8%over 17 years5 August 1999
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG26 5HS: £650,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in RG26 5HS
Monks Mead, Ramsdell Road, Monk Sherborne, Tadley, RG26 5HS
Sold Apr 2024
£887,500Olive Tree House, Ramsdell Road, Monk Sherborne, Tadley, RG26 5HS
Sold Feb 2024
£500,000Carlyle House, Ramsdell Road, Monk Sherborne, Tadley, RG26 5HS
Sold Sept 2022
£1,900,000Gravesham, Ramsdell Road, Monk Sherborne, Tadley, RG26 5HS
Sold Oct 2020
£352,000Bramblys Cottage, Ramsdell Road, Monk Sherborne, Tadley, RG26 5HS
Sold Jul 2014
£574,000
Everything we know about Western Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Ramsdell Road homes
On epc rating, Western Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,577
Street avg £4,935
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Morgaston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
The Priory Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB