Dorncliffe, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
About Dorncliffe
Dorncliffe is a detached house in Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
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Energy performance
Dorncliffe's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Dorncliffe has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Dorncliffe has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£885,000
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 6SX: £550,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in RG7 6SX
Uplands, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
Sold Nov 2019
£695,000Upwey, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
Sold Aug 2018
£685,000Firlands, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
Sold May 2012
£450,000Little Birch, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
Sold Apr 2012
£500,000Tannen House, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
Sold Mar 2012
£550,000
Versus other Burdens Heath homes
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 159 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.5 km
The Slade turn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bucklebury C.E. Primary School. 8 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
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB