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Newman House, Flat 3, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL

5 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Newman House

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

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Newman House

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2020from Jan 2010
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Newman House, Flat 3, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Newman House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Newman House

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Newman House has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£238,000

Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 June 2021Most recent

    £238,000

    -4.8%over 5 years
  2. 19 January 2016

    £250,000

    +20.5%over 3 years
  3. 18 January 2013

    £207,500

    -4.6%over 2 years
  4. 25 May 2010

    £217,500

    +4.6%over 3 years
  5. 19 January 2007

    £208,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0PL: £810,000 (2020–2018).

On the street

Versus other South Stoke Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Newman House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,662

Street avg £3,994

Below

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Newman House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 0PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Newman House, Flat 3, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.