Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£1,238,000
Newest record on this page: June 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£1,238,000
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The estimate for Long Roches Farmhouse is modelled from its 273 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 6NT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
273 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2018
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in RG7 6NT
5 sales, median £850,000 (2022–2013)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Long Roches Farmhouse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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 6NT: £850,000 (2022–2013).
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Long Roches Farmhouse is a detached house in Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6NT). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (180 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Long Roches Farmhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 October 2028
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at Long Roches Farmhouse, The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6NT
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing double garage, workshop and boiler room. Alterations to existing front entrance porch. Erection of two storey extension to provide replacement garage and workshop area plus additional family room and utility room at ground floor, with two bedrooms and en-suite facilities at first floor over. Single storey rear extension to form study (retrospective), area of decking to side/rear of property (retrospective) and infill single storey rear extension to form enlarged breakfast area.
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Long Roches Farmhouse outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
273 m²
Street avg 249 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
150/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Beenham Hatch — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Beenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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36.1dB
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Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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