The Bothy, Beenham Hill, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5LS
About The Bothy
The Bothy is a detached house in Beenham, Reading, Reading (RG7 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Bothy has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Bothy has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£498,000
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 RG7 5LS: £465,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in RG7 5LS
4 Hillfoot Court, Beenham Hill, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5LS
Sold Oct 2022
£255,000Rose Cottage, Beenham Hill, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5LS
Sold Oct 2014
£546,3461 Hillfoot Court, Beenham Hill, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5LS
Sold May 2014
£450,000Appletree Cottage, Beenham Hill, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5LS
Sold Aug 2013
£465,000Hillfoot House, Beenham Hill, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5LS
Sold Apr 2012
£860,000
Versus other Beenham Hill homes
The Bothy is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.6 km
Stoneyfield — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Beenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB