1 Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
About 1 Bethesda Street
1 Bethesda Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 84.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 197 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (268 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £1,175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Bethesda Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Removal of existing single storey front lean to element and demolition of existing detached garage. Construction of two storey side and rear extensions with associated internal alterations.
- Agent
- BDS Chartered Surveyors
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00144/HOUSE
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 80 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00356/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Bethesda Street
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 6 years.
£1,175,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
5 October 2022Most recent
£1,175,000
+86.5%over 5 years13 October 2016
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8NT: £1,250,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG8 8NT
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Sold Apr 2024
£1,600,000Ashmead House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
Sold May 2023
£30,000Duck Pond Cottage, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
Sold Aug 2022
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Sold Jun 2022
£945,000
Versus other Bethesda Street homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Bethesda Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,964
Street avg £4,082
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 264 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.5 km
Emery Acres — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB








