Collabrack, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
About Collabrack
Collabrack is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 248 m² (around 2669 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,056,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £890,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Collabrack's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Collabrack has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- May 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Side extension forming hobby workshop.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00382/HOUSE
- Dec 2015PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed 2 storey side extension, single storey side extension and porch alterations
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02553/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Collabrack
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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,056,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 16 years.
£890,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£890,000
+89.4%over 15 years20 October 2005
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8LN: £810,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8LN
South Croft, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Mar 2025
£1,175,000Byways, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Sept 2021
£803,195The Topiary, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Aug 2021
£1,125,000Timberley, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Jun 2021
£421,000Apple Tree Cottage, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Jun 2021
£810,000
Versus other Pangbourne Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Collabrack lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,589
Street avg £3,469
Floor Area
248 m²
Street avg 231 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB








