2 Langtree Cottage, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0SP
About 2 Langtree Cottage
2 Langtree Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Checkendon, Reading, Reading (RG8 0SP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 36.8% above the 2009 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Langtree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2014ConditionsIn report
Erection of 5 sided garden room. Discharge of Condition 3 on application ref. P13/S1797/HH
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- P13/S3879/DIS
- Nov 2013OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of 5 sided garden room.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P13/S1797/HH
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 September 2009Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in RG8 0SP: £415,000 (2021–1998).
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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
Whitehall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB








