6 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA
About 6 Underwood Cottages
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.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Underwood Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£528,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£487,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 2020Most recent
£487,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9RA: £405,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in RG8 9RA
5 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA
Sold Oct 2024
£625,0003 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA
Sold Jul 2018
£550,0001 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA
Sold Jul 2010
£405,0002 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA
Sold Aug 2007
£293,5004 Underwood Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9RA
Sold Nov 2000
£195,000
Versus other The Coombe homes
On epc rating, 6 Underwood Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,132
Street avg £4,842
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
0.2 km
The Coombe cul de sac — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB








