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Dorey Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Dorey Cottage

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

Dorey Cottage is a detached house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UP). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £532,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£618/sq ft) was about 78.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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 2)
Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2021from May 2009
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
0%92%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

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

Dorey Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Dorey Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£552,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£532,500

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 September 2023Most recent

    £532,500

    +26.2%over 5 years

  2. 15 October 2017

    £422,000

    +57.8%over 11 years

  3. 19 December 2005

    £267,500

    +18.9%over 3 years

  4. 16 June 2002

    £225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6UP: £487,500 (2025–2022).

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.

On epc rating, Dorey Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,656

Street avg £5,023

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Dorey Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£551k

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£522k

1 Elstow Avenue, Caversham

RG4 6RX

4 bed
£520k

1 Copse End, Caversham

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£592k

1 Copse Avenue, Caversham

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£511k

1 Chestnut Avenue, Caversham

RG4 6NS

£506k

1 Bramber Mews, Caversham

RG4 6NN

£504k

1 Devon Drive, Caversham

RG4 6NT

3 bed
£500k

1 Abbottsleigh Gardens, Caversham

RG4 6LA

3 bed
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

3/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.

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Dorey Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.