Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Downhill Cottage, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE
3 planning records
Last sold (2006)
£340,000
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- RG7 6TE recent median£1,000,000
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Council tax
Band D
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No EPC on record
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2006
Recent sales in RG7 6TE
5 sales, median £1,000,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
3 November 2006Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 6TE: £1,000,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in RG7 6TE
Ashdown House, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE
Sold May 2025
£1,425,000Wayside, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE
Sold Jul 2024
£1,000,000Mulberry Cottage, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE
Sold Oct 2021
£1,300,000Beechlyn, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE
Sold Jun 2019
£655,000Juniper Cottage, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE
Sold Sept 2016
£870,000
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- 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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About Downhill Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Downhill Cottage is a property in Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6TE). It has council tax band D.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in November 2006. 3 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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Downhill Cottage, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at Downhill Cottage, The Slade, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TE
3decisions2extensions25documents9nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- May 2008PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Demolish modern single storey extension and build new two storey extension and porch. Internal alterations to cottage.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00295/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMay 2010Decision
- AmendmentFeb 2010Decision
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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.
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Downhill Cottage because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in RG7 6TE.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Downhill Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Downhill Cottage. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Downhill Cottage. 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.
- Council tax band
- Downhill Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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