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6 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 6 Underwood Cottages

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

6 Underwood Cottages is a semi-detached house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9RA). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 56.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 95 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 3 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £487,500.

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Everything you need to know about 6 Underwood 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Underwood 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 6 Underwood Cottages

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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.

On the street

Versus other The Coombe homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 6 Underwood Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,132

Street avg £4,842

Below

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 6 Underwood 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
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.

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

0.2 km

The Coombe cul de sac — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 2 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 9RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 9RA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 9RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.0dB

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 6 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.