2 Hermitage Cottages, Eastfield Lane, Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SU
About 2 Hermitage Cottages
2 Hermitage Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Goring Heath, Reading, Reading (RG8 7SU). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £695,000 sits 73.8% above the 2006 sale of £399,950. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Hermitage Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey Orangery to the rear of the property
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P17/S1503/HH
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P16/S1755/HH
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Sales history & valuation
£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 5 years.
£399,950
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
26 October 2006Most recent
£399,950
+37.9%over 5 years8 May 2001
£290,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in RG8 7SU: £440,000 (2008–2006).
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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
0.6 km
Bridle Path — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Langtree School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB