Dower Cottage, Barracks Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BB
About Dower Cottage
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 £522,000 is 18% 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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EPC Expired
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Planning history
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
- Aug 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Proposed two storey side extension to dwelling and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 010077
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2010Decision
- PorchMar 2009Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Dower Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 16 years.
£442,500
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2015Most recent
£442,500
+70.2%over 8 years9 February 2007
£260,000
+33.4%over 4 years7 August 2002
£194,950
+51.2%over 2 years22 December 1999
£128,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1BB: £310,000 (2022–2004).
Nearby sales in RG7 1BB
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Sold Apr 2019
£695,0002 Barracks Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BB
Sold Dec 2014
£275,000Rose Cottage, Barracks Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BB
Sold Dec 2005
£310,0004 Barracks Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BB
Sold Jun 2004
£289,950
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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
0.2 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







