1 Fighting Cock Cottages, Fair Oak Lane, Stratfield Saye, Reading, RG7 2EA
About 1 Fighting Cock Cottages
1 Fighting Cock Cottages is a semi-detached house in Stratfield Saye, Reading, Reading (RG7 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 92 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Fighting Cock Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Fighting Cock Cottages 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
1 Fighting Cock Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£510,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 2EA: £1,100,000 (2016–2005).
Versus other Fair Oak Lane homes
On floor area, 1 Fighting Cock Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 39 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1.6 km
Green Lane Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Bramley Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







