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Townsend Farm, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JX

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
11
From EPC
Floor area
317 m²
3410 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Townsend Farm

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Townsend Farm is a detached house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9JX). It has a recorded floor area of 317 m² (around 3410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 317 m² the property is well over the postcode median (193 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Townsend Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
24.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Townsend Farm, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Townsend Farm is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Apr 2026
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    T1, T2 and T3 - Yew, Cyprus and Scots Pine: on boundary of Townsend Farm over hanging 3 flats back gardens. Reduce back to fence line overhanging branches. Secondary and tertiary branches only.

    Agent
    Lindentreesurgeons
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    26/00502/TPC
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2021
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    2no. Monterey Cypress - Retrospective - Fell to ground level.

    Retrospective
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    21/03015/TPC
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Townsend Farm

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Townsend Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£2,066,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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 9JX: £865,000 (2022–2007).

On the street

Versus other Wallingford Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Townsend Farm lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

38 (F)

Street avg 58 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

317 m²

Street avg 198 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

24.0 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Townsend Farm

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.2m

1 Hill Gardens, Streatley

RG8 9QF

5 bed2 bath
£1.1m

1 Cleeve Court, Streatley

RG8 9PS

4 bed3 bath
£1.0m

1 Golf Cottages, Rectory Road, Streatley

RG8 9QB

4 bed2 bath
£875k

1 Elmcroft, Goring

RG8 9EU

£859k

1 Grange Close, Goring

RG8 9DY

4 bed
£802k

1 Holmlea Road, Goring

RG8 9EX

3 bed2 bath
£758k

1 Exeter Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley

RG8 9QX

5 bed2 bath
£724k

1 Helidon Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley

RG8 9QN

4 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Reading report

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

0.3 km

Streatley flexi area — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 9JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 9JX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 9JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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