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Newman House, Flat 4, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
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 semi-detached house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. At 52 m² this is the 2nd 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. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (170 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 14.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £235,500 in September 2020.

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
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
  • 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.

Newman House's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Newman House, Flat 4, 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£269,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.9% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£235,500

Growth on file: -1.9% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 September 2020Most recent

    £235,500

    -5.8%over 3 years
  2. 26 July 2017

    £249,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0PL: £810,000 (2021–2018).

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.

Price per m² for Newman House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,529

Street avg £3,820

Strongly above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Strongly above
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 4, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.