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3 Fords Cottages, Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JS

5 sales on record

Estimated value

£406,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£350,000)+16%
  • Against RG4 9JS's recent median (£216,000)+88%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
31 m²
336 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 27
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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

£406,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£350,000)+16%
  • Against RG4 9JS's recent median (£216,000)+88%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Fords Cottages is modelled from its 31 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9JS. 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

    31 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2010

  • Sales of this home

    5 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in RG4 9JS

    5 sales, median £216,000 (2024–2004)

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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2024Latest 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.

Price for 3 Fords Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 March 2020Most recent

    £350,000

    +42.9%over 8 years

  2. 6 September 2011

    £245,000

    -2.0%over 5 years

  3. 17 August 2006

    £249,995

    +21.9%over 3 years

  4. 17 December 2002

    £205,000

    +141.2%over 6 years

  5. 16 May 1996

    £85,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9JS: £216,000 (2024–2004).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Fords Cottages, Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JS. 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 3 Fords Cottages

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

3 Fords Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9JS). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 336 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Sold March 2020 for £350,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 16% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,042/sq ft) was about 175% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageSingle

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

3 Fords Cottages'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 02 Jun 2020

Current Certificate
Jun 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F27
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 June 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Fords Cottages, Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Fords Cottages 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.

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

0.1 km

Essex Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Sonning Common Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary697m
  • Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary1.1km
  • Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km

Nearest stops

  • Essex WayBus stop83m
  • Bird Wood CourtBus stop322m
  • Westleigh DriveBus stop460m
  • Bird in Hand TurnBus stop594m

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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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 3 Fords Cottages is modelled from its 31 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9JS. 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. 5 sales are recorded for 3 Fords Cottages. 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 3 Fords Cottages was lodged in June 2010 at band F and expired in June 2020, 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 3 Fords Cottages. 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 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 9JS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 Fords Cottages is in council tax band D. 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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