Ashen Cottage, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA
About Ashen Cottage
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).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
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
- Mar 2004Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Proposed loft conversion with dormer extensions.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 031147
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 17 years.
£388,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2018Most recent
£388,000
+55.2%over 10 years28 November 2008
£250,000
+26.9%over 5 years10 April 2003
£197,000
+15.9%over 1 year11 September 2001
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1AA: £410,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in RG7 1AA
Levern Villa, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA
Sold Dec 2024
£410,000Bracondale, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA
Sold Aug 2024
£375,000Upwey, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA
Sold Sept 2014
£443,000Avondale House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA
Sold Oct 2013
£649,950Barnetdale, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AA
Sold Jul 2011
£250,000
Versus other Basingstoke Road homes
On co₂ emissions, Ashen Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,880
Street avg £2,787
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







