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Dower Cottage, Barracks Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BB

4 sales on record5 planning records

Estimated value

£556,000

  • Since the 2015 sale (£442,500)+26%
  • Against RG7 1BB's recent median (£310,000)+79%

Newest record on this page: August 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£556,000

  • Against its 2015 sale (£442,500)+26%
  • Against RG7 1BB's recent median (£310,000)+79%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Dower Cottage is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 1BB. 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

    90 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2015

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2015

  • Recent sales in RG7 1BB

    5 sales, median £310,000 (2022–2004)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 5 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Dower Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 August 2015Most recent

    £442,500

    +70.2%over 8 years

  2. 9 February 2007

    £260,000

    +33.4%over 4 years

  3. 7 August 2002

    £194,950

    +51.2%over 2 years

  4. 22 December 1999

    £128,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1BB: £310,000 (2022–2004).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Dower Cottage, Barracks Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BB. 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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Overview

About Dower Cottage

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

Dower Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 25.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Dower Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2025

Current Certificate
Jul 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 1 July 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dower Cottage, Barracks Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dower Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

5 applications on record at Dower Cottage, Barracks Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BB

5decisions5extensions24documents8nearby
  1. Aug 2001
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed two storey side extension to dwelling and single storey rear extension.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    010077
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. PorchDecision

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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

150/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Lambs Lane Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Lambs Lane Primary SchoolPrimary743m
  • Oakbank SchoolSecondary1.3km
  • Grazeley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • Alder Grove Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km

Nearest stops

  • Post OfficeBus stop200m
  • Hyde End RoadBus stop238m
  • The SquareBus stop258m
  • Grovelands RoadBus stop472m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences769 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour327 reports16%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson233 reports11%
  • Shoplifting167 reports8%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 1BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£565k

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£542k

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3 bed2 bath
£580k

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4 bed2 bath
£585k

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Dower Cottage is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 1BB. 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. 4 sales are recorded for Dower Cottage. 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 Dower Cottage was lodged in July 2015 at band C and expired in July 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to Dower Cottage. 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 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 1BB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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