Malt House Barn, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
About Malt House Barn
Malt House Barn is a semi-detached house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UP). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Malt House Barn has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Malt House Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6UP: £487,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG4 6UP
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Sold Mar 2025
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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
£532,5007 High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold Mar 2022
£550,000
Versus other High Street homes
Habitable Rooms for Malt House Barn lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB