Midgham, Reading, Berkshire, RG7
- Land size
- 5.37 acres
Description
The Land and Woodland at Cox’s Lane is a parcel of amenity deciduous woodland together with a small wild flower meadow and a shepherds hut. It benefits from direct road access and is suitable for a range of amenity uses.
In all extending to 5.37 acres (2.17hectares) | For sale by private treaty as a whole.
Location
The land is located on Cox’s Lane, between Midgham, Thatcham and Bucklebury.
Amenities
The nearby small town of Thatcham offers a range of amenities and further travel links via the A4 west to Newbury or east to Reading.
Land
Land at Cox’s Lane extends to 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) of wild flower meadow and 4.23 acres (1.71 ha) of mainly mature mixed broadleaf deciduous amenity woodland with a small stream.
An attractive and secluded setting there is a shepherds hut included in the sale. This is located in an elevated position to the west of the site and had an adjacent chemical toilet. To the roadside is a covered frame building set on sleepers and used for storage.
There is direct road access to the woodland, and the pasture is accessed via a path through the same. Purchasers should note that the southern boundary sits inside the established boundary and is currently pegged.
Method of Sale
For sale as a whole by private treaty.
Tenure & Possession
The land is for sale with the benefit of vacant possession.
Designations
The land sits within a Site of Special Scientific Interest Impact Zone.
Services
As far as we are informed there are no services to the property.
Wayleaves Easements & Rights of Way
The property is sold subject to the benefit of all rights including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and proposed wayleaves from masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water, gas and other pipes, whether specifically referred to or not.
Health & Safety
All viewings are carried out at the sole risk of the viewer and neither the selling agents nor the vendor takes responsibility.
Sporting, Timber & Mineral Rights
The sporting, mineral and timber rights are included in the sale of the freehold in so far as that are owned.
Local Authority
West Berkshire Council
Viewings
Viewings are strictly by appointment only, subject to interest we anticipate holding viewing days.
Directions
From Thatcham, head east on the A4 towards Reading. Continue straight for 2 miles. Turn left onto Cox’s Lane by the Mercure Hotel just after the Crematorium roundabout. Continue up Cox’s Lane for approx 1 mile and the gate to the woodland is on your left.
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-11
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 18 Woodland listings in South East England (5+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
7 Mbps
Under 10 Mbps here
Suitable for
- Basic browsing & email
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Bucklebury C.E. Primary School957 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 99
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Francis Baily Primary School1.4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 491
- Type
- Academy converter
- Spurcroft Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 408
- Type
- Community school
- Woolhampton C.E. Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 99
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 399
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Kennet School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,824
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Hurst School3.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,021
- Type
- Community school
- Trinity School4.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,349
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Bartholomew's School5.1 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,905
- Type
- Academy converter
- Park House School5.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 981
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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