Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Barr Pond Cottages, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Council tax
Band E
About 2 Barr Pond Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Barr Pond Cottages is a four-bedroom property in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JP). It has council tax band E.
Sold June 2021 for £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Barr Pond Cottages, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Barr Pond Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Last sold (2021)
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 June 2021Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JP: £499,950 (2012–2005).
Nearby sales in RG8 0JP
Moss Cottage, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Sold Dec 2012
£625,000College Farmhouse, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Sold Nov 2009
£875,0001 Barr Pond Cottages, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Sold May 2007
£200,000Cavendish Cottage, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Sold Jan 2006
£265,000River View, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Sold Jan 2001
£349,300
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ferry Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
South Stoke Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 0JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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