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The Forge, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QT

DetachedFreehold
Last sale£1,190,000Dec 2018 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with West Berkshire detached prices£1,416,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
TenureFreeholdHM Land Registry
TypeDetachedHM Land Registry
MapN ↑119 m ↔
Postcode area · Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

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Price

If it moved with West Berkshire detached prices

£1,416,000

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This home’s sale history

Feb 1998 £310,000Sep 2002 £750,000Dec 2018 £1,190,000Feb 1998Dec 2018£1,190,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Dec 2018£1,190,000DetachedFreeholdA
Sep 2002£750,000DetachedFreeholdA
Feb 1998£310,000DetachedFreeholdA · New build

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
Ashampstead Lodge, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QSNov 2023£10,000Other propertyFreehold
Straight Ash, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QTMar 2023£2,040,000DetachedFreehold
The Forge, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QTDec 2018£1,190,000DetachedFreehold
The Bothy, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QTNov 2016£770,000DetachedFreehold
Strouds, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QNNov 2015£1,700,000DetachedFreehold
Straight Ash, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QTAug 2015£961,000DetachedFreehold
Farriers Cottage, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QTMay 2015£745,000DetachedFreehold
Ashampstead Lodge, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QSAug 2014£850,000DetachedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
The Forge, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QTSep 2002£750,000DetachedFreehold
Farriers Cottage, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QTOct 2001£365,000DetachedFreehold
Burnt Hill Cottage, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QSJul 2001£600,000DetachedFreehold
Uncommon, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QSJul 2000£495,000DetachedFreehold
Woodbury, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QNDec 1999£635,000DetachedFreehold
Walnut Tree Cottage, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QSAug 1999£1,150,000DetachedFreehold
Burnt Hill Cottage, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QSAug 1999£345,000DetachedFreehold
Burnt Hill Cottage, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QSSep 1998£1,200,000DetachedFreehold
The Forge, Ashampstead Common, Reading, RG8 8QTFeb 1998£310,000DetachedFreehold
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The land

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The building

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Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%

Full fibre in the local authority: 79.3%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

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DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 61

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      Sources and licences

      Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

      Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

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