Long Roches Farmhouse, The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6NT
About Long Roches Farmhouse
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.
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Energy performance
Long Roches Farmhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
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
- Dec 2005PorchFullOutcome in report
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.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/02231/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingAug 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Long Roches Farmhouse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,119,000
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 6NT: £850,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in RG7 6NT
Black Barns, The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6NT
Sold Jun 2022
£1,230,000The Little Lodge, The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6NT
Sold Aug 2021
£1,200,000Twin Cottage, The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6NT
Sold Aug 2017
£640,000Folly Cottage, The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6NT
Sold Jun 2013
£768,000Rochestown House, The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6NT
Sold Jul 2012
£2,250,000
Versus other The Avenue homes
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
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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
0.4 km
Beenham Hatch — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Beenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB