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2 Deanery Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP

Listed building8 planning records

Estimated value

£562,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£485,000)+16%
  • Against RG4 6UP's recent median (£485,000)+16%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£562,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£485,000)+16%
  • Against RG4 6UP's recent median (£485,000)+16%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Deanery Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6UP. 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

    102 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2026

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in RG4 6UP

    5 sales, median £485,000 (2025–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 8 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Deanery Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 February 2021Most recent

    £485,000

    +159.4%over 21 years

  2. 15 December 1999

    £187,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6UP: £485,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 2 Deanery Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn 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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Overview

About 2 Deanery Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Deanery Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UP). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 102 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 24 EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 is 15.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £485,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
May 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 4 May 2036

9 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2019from Dec 2009
EPC improved fromD68toE43
Hot Water
GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Feb 2022from May 2019
EPC improved fromE43toC77
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

May 2026from Feb 2022
EPC improved fromC77toD66
Heating Controls
Full ControlFull

Heating controls changed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Deanery Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 2 Deanery Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.

8 applications on record at 2 Deanery Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP

8decisions4extensions86documents7nearby
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Feb 2022
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with 1 no. rooflight and internal alterations to the existing kitchen to form a utility/cloakroom.

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    214186
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. RenovationDecision

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  • The 86 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Deanery Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,755

Street avg £5,341

On par

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

On par
Area

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.
Full Reading report

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

0.1 km

High Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Sonning Church of England Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Sonning Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary546m
  • Willow Bank Infant SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • Willow Bank Junior SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km

Nearest stops

  • High StreetBus stop100m
  • High StreetBus stop161m
  • Fire StationBus stop225m
  • Fire StationBus stop286m

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 6UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 6UP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 6UP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildListed buildingExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Deanery Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6UP. 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 2 Deanery 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 2 Deanery Cottage was lodged in May 2026 at band D and is valid until May 2036. 4 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 8 applications are matched to 2 Deanery 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 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 6UP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
2 Deanery Cottage is in council tax band E. 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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