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

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£490,000

  • Since the 2006 sale (£300,000)+63%
  • Against RG4 6UP's recent median (£485,000)+1%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£490,000

  • Against its 2006 sale (£300,000)+63%
  • Against RG4 6UP's recent median (£485,000)+1%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Even Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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

    86 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2017

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2006

  • Recent sales in RG4 6UP

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

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SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

Even Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Sales timeline

  1. 24 November 2006Most recent

    £300,000

    +23.5%over 5 years

  2. 1 April 2001

    £243,000

    +60.9%over 4 years

  3. 31 January 1997

    £151,000

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 Even 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 Even Cottage

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

Even Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in November 2006. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 sits 63.3% above the 2006 sale of £300,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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
Jul 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 July 2027

7 months remaining
Planning

Planning history

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

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Even Cottage.

1 application on record at Even Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP

1decisions1extensions12documents7nearby
  1. Oct 2009
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Proposed erection of two storey rear extension to dwelling plus rear roof alterations.

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    092266
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 7 notable nearby
  • The 12 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

Years Held for Even Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,488

Street avg £5,425

Strongly below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 110 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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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%

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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-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-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.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Even Cottage is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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. 3 sales are recorded for Even 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 Even Cottage was lodged in July 2017 at band D and is valid until July 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Even 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
Even 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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