The Old Pump House, First Floor Flat, Bowden Green, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8JL
About The Old Pump House
The Old Pump House is a detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 8JL). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 469 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 sits 85.6% above the 2002 sale of £267,300. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
The Old Pump House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2012SubdivisionFullIn report
Alterations to Old Pump House converting three flats into one 2-bed flat and one 3-bed flat. New external door to ground floor flat and new dormer window to first floor flat.Erection of new dwelling adjacent to Old Pump House
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02244/FULD
- Aug 2009ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission reference 06/00832/OUT: Condition 4 - Materials, Conditon 5: Floor Levels
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01240/COND1
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Sales history & valuation
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£267,300
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 2002Most recent
£267,300
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8JL: £495,000 (2015–2003).
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Sold Jun 2003
£650,000
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lower Bowden Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB








