5 Freedom Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
About 5 Freedom Cottages
5 Freedom Cottages is a semi-detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Mar 2008ConservatoryIn report
Erection of a conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P08/W0169
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Sales history & valuation
5 Freedom Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£442,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JD: £425,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in RG8 0JD
5 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Dec 2024
£457,5009a, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Apr 2019
£142,5001 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Jun 2018
£425,00015 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Aug 2008
£250,0004 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Apr 2007
£430,000
Versus other Wallingford Road homes
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Freedom Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
South Stoke Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB