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Cold Harbour, Goring Heath, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cold Harbour, Goring Heath, Reading · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-oxfordshire/cold-harbour/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG8 7SY, RG8 7SZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£1,158,333
3 sales
Price range
£575k – £1.55m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 May 2020
RG8 7SZ

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At a glance

3 property sales on Cold Harbour, Goring Heath, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 19 May 2020. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £1,158,333. Recorded sale prices on Cold Harbour range from £575,000 to £1,550,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Cold Harbour compared

RG8 postcode area£625,449
Reading£663,577
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cold Harbour has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £575,000 (1 sales)2018£575k2019: £1,550,000 (1 sales)2019£1.55m2020: £1,350,000 (1 sales)2020£1.35m

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 5 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached3£1,158,33319 May 2020

Sold prices on Cold Harbour

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Chalkwood House, Cold Harbour RG8 7SZ 19 May 2020£1,350,000 DetachedFreehold
White Acres, Cold Harbour RG8 7SY 16 Sep 2019£1,850,000 OtherFreehold
Lavender Cottage, Cold Harbour RG8 7SY 22 Jul 2019£2,330,000 OtherFreehold
Spring Cottage, Cold Harbour RG8 7SY 17 Jan 2019£1,550,000 DetachedFreehold
Laurel Cottage, Cold Harbour RG8 7SY 26 Apr 2018£575,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near Cold Harbour

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Cold Harbour in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Burglary1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Cold Harbour is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Thames at Goring and Streatley Flood warning area
  • River Thames and its tributaries from Days Lock to above Pangbourne Flood alert area
  • River Pang from East Ilsley to Pangbourne and Sulham Brook Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Cold Harbour

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oratory Preparatory School 263 pupils Other independent school Roman Catholic 2–13 Report 0.8 mi
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School 170 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.7 mi
Langtree School 626 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.8 mi
Woodcote Primary School 168 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.8 mi
Whitchurch Primary School 136 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 1.9 mi
The Oratory School 287 pupils Other independent school Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 2.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Goring & Streatley station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Pangbourne station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Tilehurst station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Oratory Prep School (opp, Goffs Hill) 11 min walk
  • Oratory Prep School (adj, Goffs Hill) 11 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Goring & Woodcote Medical Practice
    The Health Centre, Wayside Green, Reading · 1.6 mi
  • The Boat House Surgery
    Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne, Reading · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Woodcote · 1.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Goring Gatehampton Rd Express · 1.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Pangbourne · 2.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Pangbourne Express Petrol · 2.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Goring Pharmacy · 1.7 mi

Dentists

  • Boathouse Dental Surgery · 1.9 mi
  • High Street Dental Practice (pangbourne) Ltd · 2.3 mi
  • Dentalcare - Pangbourne · 2.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.0%62.5%
Private rented9.5%20.3%
Social rented10.4%17.1%
Households556

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.4%64.1%
Aged 65+20.1%18.6%
Residents1,473

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)67%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)50%80%
Gigabit-capable50%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks74%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks87%92%

Share of homes across South Oxfordshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Cold Harbour

Ethnic group

HereSouth Oxfordshire
White96.7%93.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%2.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%2.9%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%1%

Religion

HereSouth Oxfordshire
Christian52.2%49.9%
No religion42%41.1%
Not answered4.5%6%
Buddhist0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.5%0.7%
Muslim0.2%1%
Jewish0%0.2%
Sikh0%–

Country of birth

HereSouth Oxfordshire
Born in the UK90.2%87.3%
Born outside the UK9.8%12.7%

Highest qualification

HereSouth Oxfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above53.6%43.6%
Level 3 qualifications13.7%15.7%
Level 2 qualifications12%12.7%
No qualifications9.2%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%8.5%
Apprenticeship3.6%4.8%
Other qualifications1.7%2.3%

General health

HereSouth Oxfordshire
Very good health58.3%53.4%
Good health32.1%33%
Fair health7.4%10.3%
Bad health1.4%2.6%
Very bad health0.7%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouth Oxfordshire
2 cars or vans in household44.1%36.1%
1 car or van in household28.1%38.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household22.7%14.6%
No cars or vans in household5.2%10.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of South Oxfordshire.

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Estate agents near Cold Harbour

  • Warmingham Estate Agents 1.8 mi
  • Davis Tate 1.8 mi
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  • Strutt & Parker 2.3 mi
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