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5 bed house for sale Green Lane, Pangbourne Reading, RG8

Guide Price

£2,895,000

Added on 26/09/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 6
Size: £548 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band H £5,011 a year

Key features

Detached
5 bedrooms
6 bathrooms
1.25 acre plot
Built in 1926 Arts and Crafts
Tennis court
Indoor swimming pool
Nearly 6,000 sq ft
Incredibly private
Sought after location

About this property

A beautiful 1920s Arts and Crafts family home in a fabulous location, a gentle stroll from the centre of Pangbourne. Surrounded by private gardens and grounds of 1.25 acres, with 5 bedrooms, a hard tennis court and a heated indoor swimming pool complex. And it’s unlisted!

Scythe House

is an exceptional family home, built in the 1920s in the late Arts and Crafts manner, that brims with original character and charm. Today it’s surrounded by beautifully planted gardens of 1.25 acres, with a hard tennis court and a heated indoor swimming pool, all of which are screened by high, mature hedges and trees. The house enjoys a southerly aspect with views across to the Sulham Hills.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band H £5,011 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,670
Band B

£1,949
Band C

£2,227
Band D

£2,505
Band E

£3,062
Band F

£3,619
Band G

£4,176
Band H

This home: £5,011

This home is in band H, which costs £5,011 a year in West Berkshire for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across West Berkshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£548 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£469 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£329 / sq ft

£548 / sq ft

£618 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£548 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in RG8 (£329–£618, 10th–90th percentile, 339 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 339 homes sold in RG8 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in RG8 →

Location

Green Lane, Pangbourne Reading, RG8

In the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Contains Natural England data © Natural England, Open Government Licence v3.

Open map Street View

Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £2,895,000

£1.4m £4.4m

Deposit10% £290,000

£0 £2.9m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £2,605,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £579,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Low Wood, Green Lane Detached	Detached	Jun 2025	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,280,000
Scythe House, Green Lane Detached	Detached	Nov 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£2,815,000
Broome House, Green Lane Detached	Detached	Oct 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,800,000
Le Chalet, Green Lane Detached	Detached	Sept 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,086,600
Greyrigg, Green Lane Detached	Detached	Apr 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,400,000
Ingleborough, Green Lane Detached	Detached	Jan 2024	n/a	n/a	n/a	£985,000
Muirwood, Green Lane Detached	Detached	Mar 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,400,000
Brookfields, Green Lane Detached	Detached	Oct 2020	n/a	n/a	n/a	£1,400,000