2 Picketts Lane, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JH
About 2 Picketts Lane
2 Picketts Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 is 47% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 July 2024
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 2 Picketts Lane, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JH
- Aug 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey extension to side of house, replacing single storey garage with dining/sitting room on ground floor and bedroom with ensuite on first floor.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/01453/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 12 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2015Most recent
£385,000
+133.3%over 12 years15 October 2003
£165,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in RG8 8JH: £312,000 (2018–2010).
Versus other Picketts Lane homes
On epc rating, 2 Picketts Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,852
Street avg £3,403
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bowden Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







