Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Country Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
6 planning records
Estimated value
£731,000
- Since the 2011 sale (£490,000)+49%
- Against RG4 6UP's recent median (£485,000)+51%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
150 m²
1615 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Freehold
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£731,000
- Against its 2011 sale (£490,000)+49%
- Against RG4 6UP's recent median (£485,000)+51%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Country Cottage is modelled from its 150 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
150 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2011
Recent sales in RG4 6UP
5 sales, median £485,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 6 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.
Country Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
9 May 2011Most recent
£490,000
+60.7%over 3 years25 September 2007
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6UP: £485,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RG4 6UP
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Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Mar 2025
£405,0002 High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold May 2024
£487,500Bow Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold Mar 2024
£750,000Dorey Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold Sept 2023
£532,500
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Country 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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About Country Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Country Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UP). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 is 49.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Country Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2025
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2015
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 February 2025
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Feb 2015from Mar 2010
Hot Water
Very GoodGood
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows
PoorGood
Window efficiency improved
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Country Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Country Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
6 applications on record at Country Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
6decisions2extensions86documents7nearby
Flagged:Listed buildingConservation area
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed erection of ground floor anf first floor rear extensions to existing dwelling.
- Documents
- 35 docs on file
- Reference
- 080787
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2018Decision
- ConditionsOct 2008Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (6 on record)
- All 6 applications on this property in full, plus 7 notable nearby
- The 86 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Country Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,267
Street avg £5,440
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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
0.1 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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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-eraMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended 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.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Country Cottage is modelled from its 150 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 Country 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 Country Cottage was lodged in February 2015 at band D and expired in February 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 6 applications are matched to Country 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
- Country Cottage is in council tax band F. 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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