Newman House, Flat 3, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
About Newman House
Newman House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 65 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Newman House, where floor areas span 25–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 6 units on file.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (170 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £238,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Newman House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Newman House has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 14 years.
£238,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£238,000
-4.8%over 5 years19 January 2016
£250,000
+20.5%over 3 years18 January 2013
£207,500
-4.6%over 2 years25 May 2010
£217,500
+4.6%over 3 years19 January 2007
£208,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0PL: £810,000 (2020–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 0PL
Hollybush 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
£620,000Roselands, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Aug 2018
£962,500
Versus other South Stoke Road homes
Years Held for Newman House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,662
Street avg £3,994
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
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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
0.3 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Langtree School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB








