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Ashen Cottage, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ashen Cottage

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

Ashen Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Last sale on file: £388,000 in December 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 18.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 10 EPCs).

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ashen Cottage, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

2 applications on record at Ashen Cottage, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA

2decisions2extensions16documents8nearby
  1. Mar 2004
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed loft conversion with dormer extensions.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    031147
    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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£460,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£388,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 December 2018Most recent

    £388,000

    +55.2%over 10 years
  2. 28 November 2008

    £250,000

    +26.9%over 5 years
  3. 10 April 2003

    £197,000

    +15.9%over 1 year
  4. 11 September 2001

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1AA: £410,000 (2024–2011).

On the street

Versus other Basingstoke Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Ashen Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,880

Street avg £2,787

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 143 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

Strongly above
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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
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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Lambs Lane Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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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 RG7 1AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 1AA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Ashen Cottage, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.