1 The Old Smithy, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
About 1 The Old Smithy
1 The Old Smithy is a detached house in Burghfield, Reading, Reading (RG30 3TH). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 142 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (199 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
1 The Old Smithy's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2024
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Planning history
1 The Old Smithy has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 The Old Smithy, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
- Apr 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Garage extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00462/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Old Smithy has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£611,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 3TH: £797,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RG30 3TH
Mapleton Cottage, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold May 2025
£1,050,000Blackmor, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Apr 2022
£775,000Ockley House, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Jun 2021
£797,500The Old Rectory, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Jul 2020
£7,250,000Holly Cottage, The Hatch, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3TH
Sold Nov 2019
£795,000
Versus other The Hatch homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1 The Old Smithy lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 200 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Hatch Gate PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB