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Pentland Cottage, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9BP

EPC B

Estimated value

£506,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£480,000)+5%
  • Against RG4 9BP's recent median (£430,000)+18%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£506,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£480,000)+5%
  • Against RG4 9BP's recent median (£430,000)+18%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Pentland Cottage is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9BP. 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

    90 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2023

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in RG4 9BP

    5 sales, median £430,000 (2008–2001)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2021.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 March 2025Most recent

    £480,000

    +198.8%over 3 years

  2. 29 September 2021

    £160,640

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9BP: £430,000 (2008–2001).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Pentland Cottage, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9BP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • 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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Overview

About Pentland Cottage

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

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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The data behind every report

  • 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.

Pentland Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate
Sept 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 September 2033

6 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pentland Cottage, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common, Reading, RG4 9BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Pentland 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.

On the street

Versus other Horsepond Road homes

Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Pentland Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

84 (B)

Street avg 60 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly above
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

0.0 km

Hazelmoor Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary1.1km
  • Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km

Nearest stops

  • Hazelmoor LaneBus stop31m
  • Orchard FieldBus stop212m
  • Wood Lane HARBus stop414m
  • Chiltern Edge SchoolBus stop1.0km

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 9BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 9BP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

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

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Pentland Cottage is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9BP. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Pentland 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 Pentland Cottage was lodged in September 2023 at band B and is valid until September 2033. 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 Pentland 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 9BP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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