What kind of home is Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH?

Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH last change hands?

Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH last sold for £465,000 in February 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £340,000 in December 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between December 2005 and February 2014, Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH rose from £340,000 to £465,000, a change of £125,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH?

The current EPC rating for Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in October 2009. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH?

Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (1,664 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RG7 2PH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH use?

The latest EPC at Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH?

Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH in?

Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH sits in Silchester, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG7 postcode district in Hampshire.

Is Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH in a safe area?

Police records around Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH?

The closest primary school to Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH is Silchester Church of England Primary School (298m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH?

The closest bus stop to Lovegrove Cottage, The Common, RG7 2PH is Calleva Arms, 204m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

155 m²

1664 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Lovegrove Cottage

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

Lovegrove Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Silchester, Reading, Reading (RG7 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1664 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 155 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 11 EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (February 2014). Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 is 44.5% above the 2014 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

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

Lovegrove 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Lovegrove Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£672,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£465,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

18 February 2014Most recent
£465,000
+5.7%over 6 years
7 December 2007
£440,000
+29.4%over 1 year
7 December 2005
£340,000

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

Nearby sales in RG7 2PH

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.

Lovegrove Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£3,008

Street avg £3,851

Strongly below

Floor Area

155 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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3 bed

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1 Romans Field, Silchester

RG7 2QH

5 bed1 bath

£450k

1 Inhams Way, Silchester

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3 bed

£497k

1 Birchtree Cottages, Kings Road, Silchester

RG7 2NT

2 bed1 bath

£389k

1 Priory Drive Cottages, Priory Drive, Beech Hill

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2 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 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

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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