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Gable Cottage, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Gable Cottage

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

Gable Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kidmore End, Reading, Reading (RG4 9AU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (170 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 is 23.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2019 for £560,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
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  • 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.

Gable Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 April 2029

2 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Gable Cottage, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Gable Cottage, Chalkhouse Green Road, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9AU

1decisions1extensions14documents6nearby
  1. Feb 2020
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Single storey rear and side extension, alterations to some windows and general improvements.

    New Windows
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    P19/S4549/HH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Gable Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£694,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2019)

£560,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 June 2019Most recent

    £560,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9AU: £840,500 (2025–2014).

On the street

Versus other Chalkhouse Green Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Gable Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£4,912

Street avg £4,188

Above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 179 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£717k

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£631k

1 Chippendale Close, Tokers Green

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£553k

1 Bardolphs Close, Chazey Heath

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£518k

1 Bramley Crescent, Sonning Common

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£467k

1 Dysons Wood Farm Cottages, Tokers Green Lane, Tokers Green

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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

0.2 km

St Johns Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kidmore End Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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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 9AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 9AU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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