Pentland Cottage, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9BP
About Pentland Cottage
Pentland Cottage is a detached house in Gallowstree Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9BP). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (September 2023) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).
Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £480,000 — fresh data. Across 2021–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 37.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£495/sq ft) was about 113.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Pentland Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
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Planning history
Pentland Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2021.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 37.7% per year over 3 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 37.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
3 March 2025Most recent
£480,000
+198.8%over 3 years29 September 2021
£160,640
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9BP: £430,000 (2008–2001).
Nearby sales in RG4 9BP
Little Orchard, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9BP
Sold Feb 2008
£800,000Orchard Manor, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9BP
Sold Aug 2006
£1,100,000Yew Tree Cottage, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9BP
Sold Jan 2006
£245,000Bramble Cottage, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9BP
Sold Nov 2003
£430,000
Versus other Horsepond Road homes
Pentland Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
84 (B)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.0 km
Hazelmoor Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB