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The Cottage, Church Lane, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9QD

4 planning records

Estimated value

£1,085,000

  • Against RG4 9QD's recent median (£995,000)+9%

Newest record on this page: July 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
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
203 m²
2185 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 31
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

£1,085,000

  • Against RG4 9QD's recent median (£995,000)+9%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Cottage is modelled from its 203 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9QD. 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

    203 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2013

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in RG4 9QD

    5 sales, median £995,000 (2016–2007)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2016Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull 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.

The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9QD: £995,000 (2016–2007).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Cottage, Church Lane, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9QD. 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 The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a detached house in Dunsden, Reading, Reading (RG4 9QD). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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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.

The 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 10 Feb 2023

Current Certificate
Feb 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F31
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
17.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 February 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Church Lane, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9QD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at The Cottage, Church Lane, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9QD

4decisions2extensions91documents6nearby
  1. Jul 2014
    AnnexFull
    Outcome in report

    Conversion and extension of outbuilding to provide residential annex accommodation (as amended by drawings 19014-03A and 19014-06A received 23 June 2014 reducing the scale of the proposed extension).

    Extension
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    P14/S1311/HH
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. New BuildDecision

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On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

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

The Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

31 (F)

Street avg 62 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

203 m²

Street avg 276 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

17.0 t/year

Street avg 10.1 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par
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.

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

The Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

St Martin's Catholic Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary816m
  • Caversham Park Primary SchoolPrimary913m
  • Micklands Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
  • The Hill Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km

Nearest stops

  • The GreenBus stop212m
  • Bints FarmBus stop454m
  • Osterley DriveBus stop805m
  • Gravel RoadBus stop884m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
  • Shoplifting372 reports17%
  • Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
  • Other Theft178 reports8%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9QD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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How to read this page

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 The Cottage is modelled from its 203 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9QD. 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. No sale is recorded for The Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 The Cottage was lodged in February 2013 at band F and expired in February 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. 4 applications are matched to The 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 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 9QD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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