The Ridings, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6HR
About The Ridings
The Ridings is a detached house in Bradfield Southend, Reading, Reading (RG7 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2003. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £889,000 is 37.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 15.4% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
Energy performance
The Ridings'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2024
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Planning history
1 application on record at The Ridings, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6HR
- Mar 2003AnnexFullOutcome in report
New double garage, existing garage conversion to form granny annex.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/02690/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
The Ridings has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£889,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 15 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2014Most recent
£645,000
+5.7%over 6 years9 April 2008
£610,000
+125.9%over 8 years29 September 1999
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 6HR: £443,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in RG7 6HR
Three Firs, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6HR
Sold May 2023
£570,0001 Nurses Cottages, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6HR
Sold Apr 2021
£443,000Oak Cottage, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6HR
Sold Apr 2019
£15,000The Old House, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6HR
Sold May 2018
£1,350,0002 Nurses Cottages, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6HR
Sold Apr 2017
£367,000
Versus other Cock Lane homes
The Ridings outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,116
Street avg £3,696
Floor Area
207 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Bradfield Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bradfield C.E. Primary School. 2 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
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







