Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hawthorn Cottage, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN
4 planning records
Estimated value
£690,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£585,000)+18%
- Against RG4 6TN's recent median (£800,000)-14%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 27
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£690,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£585,000)+18%
- Against RG4 6TN's recent median (£800,000)-14%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hawthorn Cottage is modelled from its 81 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6TN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
81 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in RG4 6TN
5 sales, median £800,000 (2025–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hawthorn Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Sales timeline
18 March 2016Most recent
£585,000
+21.9%over 11 months22 April 2015
£480,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6TN: £800,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in RG4 6TN
Winona, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN
Sold Jul 2025
£800,000Hobland, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN
Sold Dec 2024
£820,000Lydden, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN
Sold Jun 2021
£750,000Homestead Cottage, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN
Sold Sept 2016
£600,000Eyot House, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN
Sold Oct 2015
£1,660,000
What this page doesn't show
3 potential issues have already been flagged for Hawthorn Cottage, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
- Environmental risk flaggedIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Hawthorn Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hawthorn Cottage is a detached house in Sonning Eye, Reading, Reading (RG4 6TN). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2015–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 is 17.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£671/sq ft) was about 135.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hawthorn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Aug 2024
Current Certificate
Aug 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F27
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 August 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hawthorn Cottage, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 applications on record at Hawthorn Cottage, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TN
4decisions3extensions103documents7nearby
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension and alteration of the existing building (additional Flood Risk Assessment received 16 October 2015)
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- P15/S1467/HH
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2022Decision
- ExtensionJul 2021Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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- All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 7 notable nearby
- The 103 documents, officer reports & conditions
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Sonning Church of England Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Sonning Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
- St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
- Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
Nearest stops
- High StreetBus stop698m
- High StreetBus stop705m
- Fire StationBus stop891m
- Fire StationBus stop948m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
- Shoplifting372 reports17%
- Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 6TN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Hawthorn Cottage is modelled from its 81 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6TN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Hawthorn Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Hawthorn Cottage was lodged in August 2014 at band F and expired in August 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Hawthorn Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 11 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 6TN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Hawthorn Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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