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Red Cottage, Mill Lane, Padworth, Reading, RG7 4JU

4 planning records

Estimated value

£786,000

  • Since the 1996 sale (£100,000)+686%
  • Against RG7 4JU's recent median (£570,000)+38%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
213 m²
2293 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£786,000

  • Against its 1996 sale (£100,000)+686%
  • Against RG7 4JU's recent median (£570,000)+38%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Red Cottage is modelled from its 213 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 4JU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    213 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2014

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996

  • Recent sales in RG7 4JU

    5 sales, median £570,000 (2025–2023)

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SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Red Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Sales timeline

  1. 8 November 1996Most recent

    £100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 4JU: £570,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Red Cottage, Mill Lane, Padworth, Reading, RG7 4JU. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Red Cottage

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

Red Cottage is a detached house in Padworth, Reading, Reading (RG7 4JU). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £786,000 sits 686% above the 1996 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 85.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.

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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.

Red 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 10 Sept 2024

Current Certificate
Sept 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 September 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Red Cottage, Mill Lane, Padworth, Reading, RG7 4JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at Red Cottage, Mill Lane, Padworth, Reading, RG7 4JU

2decisions2extensions57documents9nearby
  1. Sept 2012
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Robinia - FellCopper Beech - Fell

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    12/01910/TPC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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On the street

Versus other Mill Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Red Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£469

Street avg £3,941

Strongly below

Floor Area

213 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

On par
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

150/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Aldermaston Wharf — bus stop.

Closest school

2.2 km

Aldermaston C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Aldermaston C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
  • Beenham Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
  • Woolhampton C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Aldermaston WharfBus stop292m
  • Aldermaston Rail StationRailway station441m
  • Aldermaston Rail StationRailway station450m
  • Aldermaston StationBus stop588m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences769 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour327 reports16%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson233 reports11%
  • Shoplifting167 reports8%

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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 4JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 4JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 4JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Red Cottage is modelled from its 213 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 4JU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Red Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Red Cottage was lodged in September 2014 at band E and expired in September 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Red Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 4JU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Red Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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