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3 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Pound Cottages

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

3 Pound Cottages is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9JH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 106 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £549,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £485,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageSingle
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Pound Cottages

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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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Feb 2011
Low Energy Lighting
36%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Pound Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Pound Cottages

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£549,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£485,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 May 2021Most recent

    £485,000

    +73.2%over 14 years

  2. 14 November 2006

    £280,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9JH: £445,740 (2024–2013).

On the street

Versus other Wallingford Road homes

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

3 Pound Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,575

Street avg £3,888

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Pound Cottages

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

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day 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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£605k

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£724k

1 Helidon Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley

RG8 9QN

4 bed1 bath
£859k

1 Grange Close, Goring

RG8 9DY

4 bed
£1.0m

1 Golf Cottages, Rectory Road, Streatley

RG8 9QB

4 bed2 bath
£1.1m

1 Cleeve Court, Streatley

RG8 9PS

4 bed3 bath
£625k

1 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley

RG8 9JQ

3 bed
£625k

1 Fayleys Cottages, Aldworth

RG8 9RN

3 bed1 bath
£651k

1 Church Croft Cottage, Church Lane, Streatley

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3 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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Streatley flexi area — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 9JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 9JH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 9JH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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 3 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.