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Silver Cottage, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Silver Cottage

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

Silver Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sulham, Reading, Reading (RG8 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in May 2003. Today's modelled estimate of £630,000 sits 152% above the 2003 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 73.7% below the postcode norm. At 139 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 7 EPCs).

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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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

Current Certificate
Jun 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 June 2034

7 years remaining
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Silver Cottage, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Silver Cottage has no planning applications on record.

6

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£630,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£250,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 May 2003Most recent

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8EA: £715,000 (2025–2004).

On the street

Versus other Sulham Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Silver Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,799

Street avg £9,690

Strongly below

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 126 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Silver Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£617k

1 Beech Road, Purley On Thames

RG8 8DR

3 bed
£611k

1 Colyton Way, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BL

6 bed3 bath
£662k

1 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon

RG8 8NY

£597k

1 Hazel Road, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BB

3 bed
£669k

1 Honeycroft Cottages, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon

RG8 8LR

3 bed1 bath
£586k

1 Hill Corner Cottages, Ashampstead

RG8 8RN

£559k

1 Chestnut Grove, Purley On Thames

RG8 8BU

£712k

1 Duncan Gardens, Purley On Thames

RG8 8DW

4 bed2 bath
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

52/mo

Falling 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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 8EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 8EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

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 Silver Cottage, Sulham Lane, Sulham, Reading, RG8 8EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.