Timberley, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
About Timberley
Timberley is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £843,000 sits 100.2% above the 2021 sale of £421,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 205 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (242 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £421,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Mature Hornbeam - Remove to ground level.
- Council
- 894
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 23/02055/5DAY
- Apr 2022AmendmentIn report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity, including those in breach of a planning condition: To regularise the use of former paddock land as garden land at Timberley, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG7 8LN
Retrospective- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00430/CERTE
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- 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.
£843,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£421,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£421,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8LN: £890,000 (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
£1,125,000Apple Tree Cottage, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Jun 2021
£810,000Collabrack, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold May 2021
£890,000
Versus other Pangbourne Road homes
Timberley is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,054
Street avg £3,565
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 233 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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








