The Laurels, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
About The Laurels
The Laurels is a semi-detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JT). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2018) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 106).
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £871,000 is 18.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
The Laurels ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2019MixedFullIn report
Erection of Double Bay Garage/Car Port with closed store to front left of house. Oak frame with hipped ends pitched tiled roof. (As amended by drawing no. NEW23988 Rev C to amend dimension and remove garage doors to create double car port and drawing no. NEW23988 Rev D to move structure by 2 metres to the west and re-position of store to right hand side).
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- P19/S1208/HH
- Apr 2019OutbuildingIn report
Erection of double bay garage/car port with closed store to front left of house. Oak frame with hipped ends pitched tiled roof.
- Reference
- P19/S1124/PVC
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Sales history & valuation
The Laurels valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£871,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£735,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 2018Most recent
£735,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JT: £625,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in RG8 0JT
Little Haffets, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Dec 2023
£625,000Byefields, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Mar 2021
£510,000Newlands, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Aug 2020
£352,000Cleeve House, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Oct 2018
£735,000Lindon, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Apr 2015
£450,000
Versus other Cross Keys Road homes
On epc rating, The Laurels stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,083
Street avg £3,476
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Years Held
8 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
0.2 km
Glebe Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
South Stoke Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB








