Mapleton Cottage, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
About Mapleton Cottage
Mapleton Cottage is a detached house in Burghfield, Reading, Reading (RG30 3TH). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £1,050,000 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 208 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (180 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 November 2034
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Planning history
Mapleton Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Mapleton Cottage, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
- Mar 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extensions and alterations to dwelling. Study extension to first floor over garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/02715/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2008Decision
- ExtensionDec 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Mapleton Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£1,062,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 25 years.
£1,050,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
12 May 2025Most recent
£1,050,000
+200.0%over 24 years26 July 2000
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 3TH: £797,500 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in RG30 3TH
Heathlands, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Apr 2026
£1,625,000Blackmor, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Apr 2022
£775,000Ockley House, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Jun 2021
£797,500The Old Rectory, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Jul 2020
£7,250,000Holly Cottage, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Nov 2019
£795,000
Versus other The Hatch homes
Mapleton Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,048
Street avg £3,691
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
356/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Hatch Gate PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







