Hope Cottage, Flat 1, Reading Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0QY

Hope Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0QY). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 108 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Hope Cottage (49–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 75). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

10 years since the last transfer (March 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 31.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 34.2% below the postcode norm.