2 Corner Cottage, Fair Oak Lane, Stratfield Saye, Reading, RG7 2EA
About 2 Corner Cottage
2 Corner Cottage is a semi-detached house in Stratfield Saye, Reading, Reading (RG7 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 71 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
2 Corner Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 April 2028
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Planning history
2 Corner 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
2 Corner Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£409,000
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 epc rating, 2 Corner Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
150/mo
Falling 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







