3 Bowling Green Cottages, Sulhamstead Hill, Sulhamstead, Reading, RG7 4DD
About 3 Bowling Green Cottages
3 Bowling Green Cottages is a semi-detached house in Sulhamstead, Reading, Reading (RG7 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (42 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Bowling Green Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
11 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Bowling Green Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£269,000
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 Sulhamstead Hill homes
On floor area, 3 Bowling Green Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
23 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.0 km
Sulhamstead Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School. 6 schools nearby.
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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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







