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Get startedThe Warren Cottage is a detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 3AR). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £747,000 is 21.8% below the 2020 sale of £955,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,848/sq ft) was about 549% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £955,000 in September 2020.
The Warren Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Householder application for the proposed single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension to dwelling, erection of front brick gate pillars and gate plus single storey front extension to form porch and changes to fenestration.
Latest sale on The Warren Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£747,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 16 years.
£955,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 16 years.
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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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Proposed erection of a detached garage with rooms over.
1 more application for this property
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18 September 2020Most recent
£955,000
+107.6%over 16 years3 June 2004
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG5 3AR: £648,500 (2024–2021).
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RG5 3DH
Warren Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB