LAUREL COTTAGE, BRIDLE ROAD, WHITCHURCH HILL, READING, RG8 7PR - £750,000

Based on the December 2024 Price Paid Data (released on 29th January 2025), the November 2024 House Price Index (released on 15th January 2025), and the December 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 31st January 2025). Sources

LAUREL COTTAGE is a very large extended semi-detached house of 204m², built sometime before 1900. It was last sold for £750,000 in December 2015, which was around 30% above the average December 2015 detached price in the South Oxfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2015, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

LAUREL COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for LAUREL COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the South Oxfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three LAUREL COTTAGE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2015 11 DEC	£750,000	£576,717	30% above HPI
1999 29 MAR	£205,000	£199,787	3% above HPI
1995 16 MAR	£147,500	£132,535	11% above HPI

LAUREL COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the South Oxfordshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three LAUREL COTTAGE sales between March 1995 and December 2015 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the March 1999 sale was for 3% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 3% above the HPI over time, until the December 2015 sale, where it rises to 30% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 30% above the HPI.

How Large is LAUREL COTTAGE?

LAUREL COTTAGE is 204m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2015. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses in Whitchurch Hill, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Whitchurch Hill, and where LAUREL COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 82% of detached houses are smaller than LAUREL COTTAGE, and 18% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Whitchurch Hill.

LAUREL COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

LAUREL COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.173 of an acre, or 700m². The below map shows the location of LAUREL COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of LAUREL COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is LAUREL COTTAGE?

LAUREL COTTAGE is located on BRIDLE ROAD in WHITCHURCH HILL, in the RG8 postcode district. The below map shows the position of LAUREL COTTAGE on BRIDLE ROAD.