Uplands, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
About Uplands
Uplands 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 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £868,000 is 24.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £695,000 in November 2019.
Energy performance
Uplands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 May 2029
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Planning history
Uplands has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Uplands, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
- Dec 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02008/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
Uplands valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£868,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£695,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 November 2019Most recent
£695,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 6SX: £550,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in RG7 6SX
Beech Cottage, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX
Sold Aug 2025
£1,085,000Upwey, 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
Uplands is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,572
Street avg £3,210
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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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
150/mo
Falling 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







