The Gardeners Cottage, Stratfield Saye Park, Stratfield Saye, Reading, RG7 2BZ
About The Gardeners Cottage
The Gardeners Cottage is a detached house in Stratfield Saye, Reading, Reading (RG7 2BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
The Gardeners Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Gardeners Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Gardeners Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,041,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Stratfield Saye Park homes
On floor area, The Gardeners Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 39 (F)
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.7 km
Pheasantry Lodge — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







