Barn Cottage, Reading
Barn Cottage, Reading
Description & Estimates
Barn Cottage, Reading is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,603 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Barn Cottage, Reading is £1,011,657 and its rental estimate is £2,386 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Exlade Street, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 falls within the RG8 postal district, in the borough of South Oxfordshire.
Our Data Sources
Barn Cottage, Reading has a single entry in the Land Registry from August 2007 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2016.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Barn Cottage, Reading, we estimate a market value of £1,062,240 and a rental value of £2,505 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £940,841 and £2,219 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Barn Cottage, Reading has seen its estimated sale value fall by £25,685 (2.5%) and its estimated rental value move up by £58 per month (2.4%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 2.8%.
Energy Efficiency
Barn Cottage, Reading has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 12 Dec 2016.
The property is connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Barn Cottage, Reading completed on 7th August 2007 at £875,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 66.7% over the period since August 2007.
- Sold Aug 2007£875,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 29 properties similar to Barn Cottage, Reading have sold within a radius of 3.3 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 18th December 2025, was Walnut Tree Cottage, Green Lane, Reading, RG8 0RT, a freehold house which sold for £922,000.
Read more about house prices in RG8.
- Sold Dec 2025£922,000 | 4 Bed HouseWalnut Tree Cottage, Green Lane, Reading, RG8 0RTWalnut Tree Cottage, Green Lane, Reading, RG8 0RT
- Sold Jul 2023£1,175,000 | 4 Bed HouseCedarwood Cottage, Reading, RG8 0UTCedarwood Cottage, Reading, RG8 0UT
- Sold Jan 2018£965,000 | 4 Bed HouseBrickponds, Exlade Street, Reading, RG8 0UABrickponds, Exlade Street, Reading, RG8 0UA
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 13 addresses on Exlade Street, Checkendon, Reading, RG8, Barn Cottage, Reading comes out as the 8th largest and the 8th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £282k more expensive than the average property across the RG8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- Woodcote Primary School1.1 km away
- Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School1.2 km away
- Stoke Row CofE Primary School2.8 km away
- Langtree School1.1 km away
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge4.7 km away
- Denefield School6.8 km away
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Public Transport Nearby
From Barn Cottage, Reading, the nearest station is Goring & Streatley, 5.8 kilometres away.
- Goring & Streatley|5.8 km away
- Pangbourne|5.9 km away
- Tilehurst|7.0 km away
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast Broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.
