Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Herons Farm Cottages, Buckhold, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8PY
Notable viewsExtendable1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Herons Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Herons Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Sold October 2024 for £645,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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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.
2 Herons Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Feb 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 February 2034
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Herons Farm Cottages, Buckhold, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 2 Herons Farm Cottages.
1 application on record at 2 Herons Farm Cottages, Buckhold, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8PY
1decisions1extensions2documents6nearby
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side addition.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/02376/HOUSE
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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.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2024)
£645,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2024Most recent
£645,000
+79.2%over 22 years24 October 2002
£360,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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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