1 Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT

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.

Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,027,000 is 12.6% below the 2022 sale of £1,175,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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. At 197 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (250 m² median across 12 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.