May Cottage, Gardeners Lane, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NP

UPRN:100081246906Detached House4 bedsBuilt 1991-1995

FreeholdCouncil Tax: Band GEPC: D (63)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPlanning· 4mo agoOwnership· freshEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoCrime· freshConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 1mo ago

May Cottage, Gardeners Lane, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NP

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

2 days ago

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

18 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£1,014,000

£963k - £1.06MHigh

Estimate

£1.01M

Range

£963k – £1.06M

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£3,550

£3k - £4k

Monthly

£3,550

Yield

4.26%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

May Cottage earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 68/100. Investment score 59/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is very low. Walkability is limited (14/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)HM Land Registry sales matched to addressDefra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry company ownershipHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

68/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

59/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

6/ 100

Low

Walkability

14/ 100

Low

Transit & Bike

Transit 7Bike 18

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

listing is 'Sold subject to contract' - sale already progressing, not an actionable opportunity

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£1,000,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£3,550/mo

Evidenced range £3,100-£4,000

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £345,050
Net cash flow: -£917/mo
Cash on cash: -3.2%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.05 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£1,014,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£3,550

Gross Yield4.26%

1y Growth-

3y Growth-3.9%

5y Growth-1.4%

10y Growth+0.9%

Last Sold Price£815,000 (2015-11-26)

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceModerate
RadonLow
MiningModerate
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseModerate

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0RG8 8NP

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

26/02136/HOUSE
Two-storey rear extension
Pending
26/02139/TPW
Beech tree T1 - within the boundary of Swallows Acre Beech tree T2 - within the boundary of Pinfarthings Raise canopy slightly on both trees which now hang down low in some places and have started to cut out light to rear ground floor rooms as indicated in the submitted photo.
Pending
26/02040/HOUSE
Single-storey rear extension with internal alterations. New access and car parking area.
Pending

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership71.6%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeFreehold
Last Ownership Change2015-11-26
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

19 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£38,513

Population Density129 /km²

Owner Occupied80%

Age Distribution

0-15 17%16-64 62%65+ 21%

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Schools Nearby

Basildon C.E. Primary School
0.5 mi
Inspected as Basildon C.E. Primary School (URN 109949) on 22 Feb 2023
St Andrew's School
1.0 mi
Inspected by ISI
Pangbourne College
1.3 mi
Inspected by ISI
Bradfield College
2.1 mi
Inspected by ISI

3 of 11 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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Garlands Farm Gardeners Lane
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£150k
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West House Gardeners Lane
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£673k
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Spring House Gardeners Lane
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£858k
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May Cottage Gardeners Lane
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£815k
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Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN