Knappswood Farm, Flat 1, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
About Knappswood Farm
Knappswood Farm is a semi-detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (242 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Knappswood Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Knappswood Farm has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Knappswood Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8LN: £810,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8LN
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Sold Sept 2021
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£810,000
Versus other Pangbourne Road homes
On epc rating, Knappswood Farm runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 243 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB








