9 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
About 9 Chestnut Cottages
9 Chestnut Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It hasn't traded since April 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £537,000 sits 388.2% above the 1995 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 58.8% below the postcode norm. At 88 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Chestnut Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Chestnut Cottages
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Chestnut Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 April 1995Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9JQ: £500,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in RG8 9JQ
3 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold Jul 2024
£640,0002 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold May 2022
£550,0007 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold Mar 2018
£500,0008 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold Jan 2013
£375,0005 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold Jul 2008
£350,000
Versus other Wallingford Road homes
Price per m² for 9 Chestnut Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,250
Street avg £4,247
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
0.1 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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB








