Shingle Cottage, Sulhamstead Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3SB
About Shingle Cottage
Shingle Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Burghfield, Reading, Reading (RG30 3SB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 sits 75.9% above the 2013 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 48.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013. At 60 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 20 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Shingle Cottage 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 15 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
16 May 2013Most recent
£195,000
+125.4%over 15 years27 November 1997
£86,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 3SB: £440,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in RG30 3SB
5 Sulhamstead Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3SB
Sold Jul 2020
£350,000Bramble Cottage, Sulhamstead Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3SB
Sold Oct 2018
£669,00017 Sulhamstead Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3SB
Sold May 2018
£440,0002 Sulhamstead Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3SB
Sold Oct 2017
£740,00015 Sulhamstead Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3SB
Sold Apr 2016
£100
Versus other Sulhamstead Road homes
On floor area, Shingle Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,250
Street avg £3,013
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Clayhill Road turn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB