What type of property is Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS?

Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS?

Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS last sold for £623,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS have?

The current EPC rating for Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in July 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS?

Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS heated?

The latest EPC at Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS?

Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS located?

Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS sits in South Stoke, Reading, Reading. It falls within the RG8 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

Is Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS in a safe area?

Police records around Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS?

The closest primary school to Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS is South Stoke Primary School (135m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS?

The closest bus stop to Plumtree Cottage, The Street, RG8 0JS is The Perch & Pike, 38m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Plumtree Cottage, The Street, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JS

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Plumtree Cottage

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

Plumtree Cottage is a detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JS). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 130 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £720,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £623,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Plumtree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2025

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Plumtree Cottage, The Street, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jan 2026
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
P25/S3884/HH
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Price

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.

Current estimate

£720,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£623,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 February 2021Most recent
£623,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JS: £745,000 (2025–2016).

Nearby sales in RG8 0JS

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Plumtree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

56 (D)

Street avg 74 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 159 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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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

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

The Perch & Pike — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

South Stoke Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 0JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 0JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

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