2 Golf Cottages, Rectory Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9QB
About 2 Golf Cottages
2 Golf Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9QB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£571/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2002. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £775,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
2 Golf Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Addition of rear single storey conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/01862/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
2 Golf Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£802,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 22 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2023Most recent
£775,000
+48.5%over 9 years5 June 2014
£522,000
+74.9%over 12 years24 January 2002
£298,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9QB: £849,950 (2020–2010).
Versus other Rectory Road homes
2 Golf Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 206 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
The Coombe cul de sac — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB