Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Post Cottage, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£1,125,000
- Since the 2023 sale (£1,000,000)+13%
- Against RG4 9BB's recent median (£1,237,000)-9%
Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£1,125,000
- Against its 2023 sale (£1,000,000)+13%
- Against RG4 9BB's recent median (£1,237,000)-9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Post Cottage is modelled from its 136 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9BB. 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
136 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2013
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in RG4 9BB
5 sales, median £1,237,000 (2024–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Post Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Sales timeline
19 July 2023Most recent
£1,000,000
+17.6%over 8 years28 May 2015
£850,000
+187.2%over 17 years29 March 1998
£296,000
+11.7%4 November 1997
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9BB: £1,237,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in RG4 9BB
Old Glebe, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB
Sold Jun 2024
£1,030,000Field Close, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB
Sold Feb 2022
£1,735,000Trees, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB
Sold Dec 2020
£1,237,000The Old Orchard, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB
Sold Nov 2020
£2,300,000Felix Lodge, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB
Sold Jul 2015
£564,000
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- 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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About Post Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Post Cottage is a detached house in Kidmore End, Reading, Reading (RG4 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 136 m² it sits well below the postcode median (298 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,125,000 is 12.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£683/sq ft) was about 72.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £1,000,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Post Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2023
Current Certificate
Jun 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 June 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Post Cottage, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Post Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Wood Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Post Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 289 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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.
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
0.3 km
St Johns Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kidmore End Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary280m
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary672m
- Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
- Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
Nearest stops
- St Johns ChurchBus stop266m
- Chiltern Edge SchoolBus stop714m
- Orchard FieldBus stop894m
- Hazelmoor LaneBus stop934m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
- Shoplifting372 reports17%
- Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 9BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-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.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Post Cottage is modelled from its 136 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9BB. 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. 4 sales are recorded for Post 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 Post Cottage was lodged in June 2013 at band E and expired in June 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Post 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 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 9BB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Post Cottage is in council tax band F. 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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