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Apple Tree Cottage, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
227 m²
2443 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Apple Tree Cottage

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

Apple Tree Cottage is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £974,000 is 20.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £810,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Apple Tree Cottage

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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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

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

Apple Tree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
15.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apple Tree Cottage, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Apple Tree Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Mar 2022
    New BuildFull
    In report

    Development of three houses

    Documents
    56 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00016/FULD
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2015
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    G.1.1 Copper Beech - remove 2 lowest (west and north west-facing) limbs; remove small branch back to fork of lowest limb extending to south; reduce ends of small crossgrowing limb (growing north/north-west) to encourage stronger growth; light pruning over top canopy to continue to balance shape.G.1.3 Beech - (middle of three trees on boundary, with split trunk) reduce lowest, thickest limb back towards trunk to encourage better growth.G.1.4 Beech - Remove bottom limb; reduce next lowest limb by half to good growth point; reduce next limb above in a similar way. Reduce lower section (back to fork) of large centre limb (growing due west); light pruning over top canopy to re-shape and remove crossing or over-extended tips.

    Council
    727
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    15/00339/TPW
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£974,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£810,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2021Most recent

    £810,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8LN: £890,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Pangbourne Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Apple Tree Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,568

Street avg £3,470

On par

Floor Area

227 m²

Street avg 232 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

15.8 t/year

Street avg 8.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Apple Tree Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Belleisle, Purley On Thames

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1 Honeycroft Cottages, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon

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£684k

1 Brading Way, Purley On Thames

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£684k

1 Elyham, Purley On Thames

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£664k

1 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon

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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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Knappswood Close — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Basildon C.E. Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 RG8 8LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 8LN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8LN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Apple Tree Cottage, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.