Danesmead, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
About Danesmead
Danesmead is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,008,000 is 29.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Danesmead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Danesmead has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Danesmead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,008,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 11 years.
£780,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2016Most recent
£780,000
+41.8%over 9 years15 December 2006
£550,000
+4.8%over 1 year9 December 2005
£525,000
-12.5%5 July 2005
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8LN: £810,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG8 8LN
South Croft, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Mar 2025
£1,175,000Byways, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Sept 2021
£803,195The Topiary, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Aug 2021
£1,125,000Timberley, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Jun 2021
£421,000Apple Tree Cottage, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN
Sold Jun 2021
£810,000
Versus other Pangbourne Road homes
On epc rating, Danesmead runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,250
Street avg £3,490
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 231 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Knappswood Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB








