Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL
Extendable
Estimated value
£468,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£420,000)+11%
- Against RG4 9SL's recent median (£475,000)-1%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£468,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£420,000)+11%
- Against RG4 9SL's recent median (£475,000)-1%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Wood Lane is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9SL. 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
86 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in RG4 9SL
5 sales, median £475,000 (2025–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
14 June 2022Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9SL: £475,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RG4 9SL
60 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL
Sold Mar 2025
£430,00058 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL
Sold Sept 2024
£475,00098 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL
Sold May 2022
£486,00020 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL
Sold Sept 2021
£443,00044a, Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL
Sold Sept 2019
£1,375,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 18 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL. 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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About 18 Wood Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Wood Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9SL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 is 11.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £420,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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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.
18 Wood Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 March 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 Wood Lane has no planning applications on record.
6
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 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 18 Wood Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,884
Street avg £4,473
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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
0.0 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sonning Common Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary294m
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary730m
- Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
- Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
Nearest stops
- Post OfficeBus stop32m
- Health CentreBus stop111m
- LibraryBus stop206m
- Kidmore End TurnBus stop320m
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 9SL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 18 Wood Lane is modelled from its 86 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9SL. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 18 Wood Lane. 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 18 Wood Lane was lodged in March 2022 at band E and is valid until March 2032. 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 18 Wood Lane. 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 9SL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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