Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Herons Farm Cottages, Buckhold, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8PY
3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 Herons Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Herons Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Herons Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2025
Current Certificate
Mar 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 March 2025
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Herons Farm Cottages, Buckhold, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A a porch application was refused at 1 Herons Farm Cottages in 2023.
3 applications on record at 1 Herons Farm Cottages, Buckhold, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8PY
3decisions3extensions25documents6nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Mar 2023PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Proposed part two-storey, part single-storey side extension, new front porch and associated alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00106/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchFeb 2026Decision
- PorchMar 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Herons Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£549,000
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 2 sales in RG8 8PY: £502,500 (2024–2002).
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Knappswood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8PY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB
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