Old Rectory, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA
About Old Rectory
Old Rectory is a semi-detached house in Sulham, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 249 m² (around 2680 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 249 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Old Rectory has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Old Rectory has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EA: £590,000 (2013–2003).
Nearby sales in RG8 8EA
North Riding, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA
Sold Sept 2013
£590,000Rectory Lodge, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA
Sold Jan 2010
£890,000Windbreak, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA
Sold Jun 2006
£535,000Silver Cottage, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA
Sold May 2003
£250,000Walnut Tree Cottage, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA
Sold May 1997
£400,000
Versus other Sulham Lane homes
On epc rating, Old Rectory runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
249 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.7 km
The Greyhound — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Pangbourne Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB