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Ashdown House, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE

1 planning record

Estimated value

£1,529,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£1,425,000)+7%
  • Against RG7 6TE's recent median (£870,000)+76%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£1,529,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£1,425,000)+7%
  • Against RG7 6TE's recent median (£870,000)+76%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Ashdown House is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 6TE. 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.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    177 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2023

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in RG7 6TE

    5 sales, median £870,000 (2024–2011)

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SalesLatest sale shown: May 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Ashdown House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 May 2025Most recent

    £1,425,000

    +418.2%over 27 years

  2. 10 July 1997

    £275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 6TE: £870,000 (2024–2011).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Ashdown House, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Ashdown House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Ashdown House is a detached house in Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6TE). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £1,425,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 177 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Ashdown House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Dec 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 13 December 2033

7 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ashdown House, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Ashdown House, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE

1decisions1extensions23documents9nearby
  1. Dec 2025
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed garage conversion with internal alterations and changes to external fenestration, including a new rear pergola. Proposed replacement porch and enhancements to the external appearance and energy efficiency of the dwelling.

    ExtensionPorch
    Documents
    23 docs on file
    Reference
    25/02516/HOUSE
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  • The 23 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other The Slade homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Ashdown House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

56 (D)

Street avg 45 (E)

Above

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 150 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

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

0.8 km

The Slade turn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Bucklebury C.E. Primary School. 7 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Bucklebury C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
  • St Finian's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
  • Francis Baily Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • The Slade turnBus stop826m
  • Ramsbury CornerBus stop980m
  • Upper Bucklebury flexi areaBus stop1.4km
  • Peach's StoresBus stop1.4km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences769 reports37%
  • Anti-social Behaviour327 reports16%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson233 reports11%
  • Shoplifting167 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG7 6TE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG7 6TE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG7 6TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DNo mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Ashdown House is modelled from its 177 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 6TE. 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.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Ashdown House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Ashdown House was lodged in December 2023 at band D and is valid until December 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Ashdown House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 6TE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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