Daintree Cottage, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
About Daintree Cottage
Daintree Cottage is a detached house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Daintree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 August 2027
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Planning history
Daintree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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
Daintree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,062,000
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 0PL: £620,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 0PL
Newman House, Flat 3, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Jun 2021
£238,000Hollybush Lodge, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Dec 2020
£810,000Serrania, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Oct 2020
£925,000Newman House, Flat 4, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Sept 2020
£235,500Stoches, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Sept 2018
£620,000
Versus other South Stoke Road homes
Daintree Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 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
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Langtree School. 3 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







