16 Cowper Way, Reading, RG30 3EA
About 16 Cowper Way
16 Cowper Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG30 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Sold October 2018 for £450,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £561,000 is 24.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 66.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
16 Cowper Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Cowper Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 23 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2018Most recent
£450,000
+38.5%over 11 years13 August 2007
£325,000
+733.3%over 10 years16 December 1996
£39,000
+90.2%over 1 year17 October 1995
£20,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 3EA: £470,000 (2024–2015).
Versus other Cowper Way homes
On habitable rooms, 16 Cowper Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,629
Street avg £3,039
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Wensley Road West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Southcote Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB