1 Yew Tree Cottage, Pinfold Lane, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SH
About 1 Yew Tree Cottage
1 Yew Tree Cottage is a semi-detached house in Ashampstead, Reading, Reading (RG8 8SH). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (218 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 August 2027
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Planning history
1 Yew Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Yew Tree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£460,000
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 8SH: £730,000 (2020–2008).
Nearby sales in RG8 8SH
Blenheim Cottage, Pinfold Lane, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SH
Sold Mar 2020
£1,325,000Well House Cottage, Pinfold Lane, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SH
Sold Aug 2014
£470,000Oakley House, Pinfold Lane, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SH
Sold Apr 2009
£760,000Vine Cottage, Pinfold Lane, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SH
Sold Aug 2008
£730,000
Versus other Pinfold Lane homes
1 Yew Tree Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 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
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ashampstead flexi area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Yattendon C.E. Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB