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1 Church Cottage, Whitchurch Hill, Reading, RG8 7NY

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Church Cottage

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

1 Church Cottage is a semi-detached house in Whitchurch Hill, Reading, Reading (RG8 7NY). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 sits 52.5% above the 2021 sale of £343,000. Sold April 2021 for £343,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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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.

1 Church Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church Cottage, Whitchurch Hill, Reading, RG8 7NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 1 Church Cottage.

  1. Jul 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    2 storey front extension and second storey side extension to form 5 bed family home (as amended by additional plan received 9 June 2021 showing proposed west elevation).

    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    P21/S1134/HH
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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

£523,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£343,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 April 2021Most recent

    £343,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7NY: £534,000 (2019–1995).

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Church Cottage

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
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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.
Full Reading report

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

0.2 km

Orchard Combe — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Whitchurch Primary School. 2 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 7NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 7NY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 7NY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

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 1 Church Cottage, Whitchurch Hill, Reading, RG8 7NY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.