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Keepers Cottage, The Common, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2PH

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
155 m²
1668 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Keepers Cottage

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

Keepers Cottage is a detached house in Silchester, Reading, Reading (RG7 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 155 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 11 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £740,000.

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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.

Keepers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2023from Mar 2020
EPC improved fromF27toE45
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

Low Energy Lighting
20%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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.

From £1,220 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Keepers Cottage, The Common, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Keepers Cottage has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£708,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£740,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 August 2020Most recent

    £740,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 2PH: £541,000 (2023–2020).

On the street

Versus other The Common homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Keepers Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,774

Street avg £3,690

Strongly above

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Keepers Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£680k

1 Flexditch, Silchester

RG7 2PT

4 bed2 bath
£780k

1 Lovegrove Gardens, The Common, Silchester

RG7 2PH

4 bed
£609k

1 Jubilee Cottages, Church Road, Mortimer West End

RG7 2JA

3 bed2 bath
£837k

1 Romans Field, Silchester

RG7 2QH

5 bed1 bath
£583k

1 Hendeys Cottages, Summerlug, Mortimer Common

RG7 2JU

3 bed
£510k

1 Fighting Cock Cottages, Fair Oak Lane, Stratfield Saye

RG7 2EA

£501k

1 Park View, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill

RG7 2BA

£497k

1 Birchtree Cottages, Kings Road, Silchester

RG7 2NT

2 bed1 bath
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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Calleva Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Silchester Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 2PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 2PH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 2PH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Keepers Cottage, The Common, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2PH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.