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Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-oxfordshire/wood-lane-sonning-common/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG4 9SL, RG4 9SJ, RG4 9SW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£1,100,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£613,030
30 sales
Price range
£225k – £1.24m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Feb 2026
RG4 9SJ

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At a glance

House prices£613k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station1 hr 14 min walkHenley-on-Thames station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband81% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% freeholdAcross 40 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

30 property sales on Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £1,100,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £732,772. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% detached, 30% semi-detached, 10% flat. Recorded sale prices on Wood Lane range from £225,000 to £1,235,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 13% leasehold.

House prices on Wood Lane compared

RG4 postcode area£544,731
Reading£663,577
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wood Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £441,238 (4 sales)2016£441k2017: £500,800 (5 sales)2017£501k2018: £569,200 (5 sales)2018£569k2019: £585,000 (2 sales)2019£585k2020: £912,000 (1 sales)2020£912k2021: £591,500 (2 sales)2021£592k2022: £645,250 (4 sales)2022£645k2023: £710,000 (2 sales)2023£710k2024: £826,650 (3 sales)2024£827k2025: £430,000 (1 sales)2025£430k2026: £1,100,000 (1 sales)2026£1.1m

Tenure: 88% freehold and 13% leasehold across 40 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached18£732,7726 Feb 2026
Semi-detached9£496,00027 Mar 2025
Flat3£245,6677 Mar 2018

Sold prices on Wood Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 6 Feb 2026£1,100,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 24 Oct 2025£700,000 OtherFreehold
60, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 27 Mar 2025£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23C, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 24 Feb 2025£10,000 OtherLeasehold
Sycamore House, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 4 Oct 2024£769,950 DetachedFreehold
58, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 2 Sep 2024£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Sonning Common Health Centre, 39, Wood Lane RG4 9SW 28 Mar 2024£1,700,000 OtherFreehold
51, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 5 Mar 2024£1,235,000 DetachedFreehold
53B, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 27 Jul 2023£695,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 18 Apr 2023£725,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 15 Jun 2022£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
98, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 27 May 2022£486,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Old Brinds Copse, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 17 May 2022£725,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 11 Feb 2022£950,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 3 Dec 2021£650,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 27 Sep 2021£443,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Sycamore House, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 21 Sep 2021£740,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 17 Sep 2021£600,000 OtherFreehold
15, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 28 Sep 2020£912,000 DetachedFreehold
44A, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 18 Sep 2019£1,375,000 OtherFreehold
54, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 3 Jul 2019£490,000 DetachedFreehold
Smallmead, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 3 Jul 2019£680,000 DetachedFreehold
92, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 4 Jan 2019£490,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 5 Oct 2018£699,000 DetachedFreehold
53A, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 19 Apr 2018£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 25 Mar 2018£660,000 DetachedFreehold
11A, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 19 Mar 2018£570,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 7 Mar 2018£267,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 30 Nov 2017£500,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 11 Sep 2017£519,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 8 Sep 2017£575,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Wood Lane RG4 9SJ 16 Jun 2017£535,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 27 Jan 2017£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58A, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 27 Jan 2017£110,000 OtherFreehold
14, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 21 Dec 2016£245,000 FlatLeasehold
60C, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 29 Jul 2016£1,000 OtherFreehold
60C, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 28 Jul 2016£225,000 FlatLeasehold
60B, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 26 Jul 2016£114,000 OtherLeasehold
56, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 14 Jul 2016£699,950 DetachedFreehold
74A, Wood Lane RG4 9SL 5 Jul 2016£595,000 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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Sycamore House, Wood Lane £740,000 (Sep 2021) → £769,950 (Oct 2024) +4%
over 3 yrs
58, Wood Lane £375,000 (Jan 2017) → £475,000 (Sep 2024) +27%
over 8 yrs
51, Wood Lane £650,000 (Dec 2021) → £1,235,000 (Mar 2024) +90%
over 2 yrs
11, Wood Lane £575,000 (Sep 2017) → £725,000 (Apr 2023) +26%
over 6 yrs
45, Wood Lane £535,000 (Jun 2017) → £699,000 (Oct 2018) +31%
over 1 yr
14, Wood Lane £245,000 (Dec 2016) → £267,000 (Mar 2018) +9%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Wood Lane

Crime

15 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wood Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences6
Anti-social behaviour4
Burglary2
Criminal damage & arson1
Other theft1
Other crime1

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

Flood risk

Wood Lane is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or 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 Wood Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bishopswood School 73 pupils Academy special sponsor led 2–16 Inadequate Report 0.1 mi
Sonning Common Primary School 292 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge 374 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Kidmore End Church of England Primary School 151 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Peppard Church of England Primary School 61 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Aurora Rowan School 22 pupils Other independent special school 5–19 Report 1.5 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

  • Henley-on-Thames station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk
  • Tilehurst station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 15 min walk
  • Reading station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Post Office (opp, Wood Lane) 1 min walk
  • Post Office (o/s, Wood Lane) 1 min walk
  • Health Centre (opp, Wood Lane) 1 min walk
  • Health Centre (o/s, Wood Lane) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Sonning Common Health Ctr
    Wood Lane, Sonning Common,Reading, Reading · 0.1 mi
  • Emmer Green Surgery
    4 St. Barnabas Road, Emmer Green, Reading · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Sonning Common · 0.1 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Caversham Reading · 2.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Emmer Green Esso Express · 2.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Tilehurst Express · 4.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.0 mi

Dentists

  • Wood Lane (dental Surgery) · 0.0 mi
  • Farnham Drive (dental Surgery) · 3.1 mi
  • Byways Dental Practice · 3.2 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 8 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned64.7%62.5%
Private rented11.2%20.3%
Social rented24.0%17.1%
Households643

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.1%64.1%
Aged 65+19.0%18.6%
Residents1,614

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)81%80%
Gigabit-capable81%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 Wood Lane

Ethnic group

HereSouth Oxfordshire
White95%93.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%2.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%2.3%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%

Religion

HereSouth Oxfordshire
Christian49.6%49.9%
No religion42.5%41.1%
Not answered5.6%6%
Muslim0.6%1%
Hindu0.5%0.7%
Sikh0.5%–
Jewish0.3%0.2%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereSouth Oxfordshire
Born in the UK89.8%87.3%
Born outside the UK10.2%12.7%

Highest qualification

HereSouth Oxfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above37%43.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%15.7%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%12.7%
No qualifications13.7%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%8.5%
Apprenticeship5.3%4.8%
Other qualifications2.4%2.3%

General health

HereSouth Oxfordshire
Very good health52.5%53.4%
Good health33.1%33%
Fair health10.9%10.3%
Bad health2.4%2.6%
Very bad health1.1%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouth Oxfordshire
1 car or van in household39.6%38.5%
2 cars or vans in household34.8%36.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%14.6%
No cars or vans in household12.4%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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