1 Church Croft Cottage, Church Lane, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9HU
About 1 Church Croft Cottage
1 Church Croft Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9HU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 sits 661.4% above the 1996 sale of £85,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 84.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Purple Prunus: Remove and cutting planted in Location A
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02119/TPC
- Nov 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Purple Prunus tree to be removed and a cutting planted in Location A (see location plan),
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 19/02655/TPC
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church Croft Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 1996Most recent
£85,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in RG8 9HU: £227,500 (2023–1996).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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