3 Old Well Court, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
About 3 Old Well Court
3 Old Well Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UR). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 142 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (174 m² median across 37 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £800,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 3 Old Well Court, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
- Oct 2016DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for proposed erection of replacement single storey rear extension to dwelling following demolition of existing single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 162138
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Old Well Court has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£809,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2022Most recent
£800,000
+92.8%over 8 years10 April 2014
£415,000
28 August 2001
£415,000
+169.5%over 3 years23 September 1997
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6UR: £372,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in RG4 6UR
1 Falcon House, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
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£385,000Falcon Cottage, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
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£410,000The Manor House, Apartment 2, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
Sold Sept 2024
£372,000The Manor House, Apartment 3, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
Sold Aug 2024
£310,000
Versus other Thames Street homes
3 Old Well Court is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£5,634
Street avg £5,212
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 275 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
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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
0.2 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sonning Church of England Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







