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98 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 98 Wood Lane

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

98 Wood Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9SL). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£579/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 78 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 27 EPCs). Last sale on file: £486,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 98 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

2 applications on record at 98 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL

2decisions2extensions35documents6nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jan 2024
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Demolition of existing rear single storey lean-to and detached timber garage. Construction of replacement single storey rear extension, with two storey side extension plus construction of garden building containing a garden room, home office and storage room. (Dormer and gable roof omitted, width of rear extension altered to include party wall as shown on amended plans dated 01.12.23) (Preliminary Roost Assessment report received 01.12.23).

    Extension
    Documents
    24 docs on file
    Reference
    P23/S1581/HH
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£488,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£486,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 May 2022Most recent

    £486,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9SL: £443,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Wood Lane homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

98 Wood Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,231

Street avg £4,239

Strongly above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Dysons Wood Farm Cottages, Tokers Green Lane, Tokers Green

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£431k

1 Elm Court, Sonning Common

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£625k

1 Chippendale Close, Tokers Green

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£689k

1 Felix Cottages, Kiln Road, Emmer Green

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3 bed1 bath
£488k

1 Fords Cottages, Kennylands Road, Sonning Common

RG4 9JS

2 bed1 bath
£421k

1 Allwrights Cottages, Horsepond Road, Gallowstree Common

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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

3/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.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 9SL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

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

Common questions

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