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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.

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Property details

Tenure
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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).

This Property£27,933 / acre
Woodland Average (5+ acres) £9,185 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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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

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

Spar - Upper Bucklebury, Upper Bucklebury0.7 miles
Co-op Thatcham - Harts Hill Road, Thatcham1.4 miles
Co-op Thatcham - Station Road, Thatcham1.6 miles

GP surgery

Burdwood Surgery1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Thatcham Pharmacy1.6 miles

Hospital

West Berkshire Community Hospital3.3 miles

Green space

Play Space848 metres

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

Thatcham Rail Station1.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Berkshire Arms883 metres

Typical drive times

Tadley10 min · 5.9 miles
Newbury12 min · 5.8 miles
Reading21 min · 13 miles
Thatcham5 min · 2.6 miles
Winchester (city)40 min · 30 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

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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