2 Bridge Cottages, High Street, Whitchurch On Thames, Reading, RG8 7DE
About 2 Bridge Cottages
2 Bridge Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Whitchurch On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold November 2022 for £475,000. 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 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£748/sq ft) was about 164.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Bridge Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Bridge Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 22 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2022Most recent
£475,000
+61.0%over 15 years18 October 2007
£295,000
+25.5%over 3 years9 September 2004
£235,000
+14.6%over 9 months12 December 2003
£205,000
+156.3%over 2 years23 February 2001
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7DE: £235,000 (2014–1999).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Greyhound — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Whitchurch Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








