Cherry Tree House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
About Cherry Tree House
Cherry Tree House is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 310 m² (around 3333 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2011) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 310 m² the property is well over the postcode median (228 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,525,000 sits 75.3% above the 2012 sale of £870,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 21.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
Energy performance
Cherry Tree House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 June 2021
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Planning history
Cherry Tree House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Cherry Tree House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
- May 2014OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Proposed detached garage.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00072/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2020Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2019Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Cherry Tree House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£870,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 July 2012Most recent
£870,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8NT: £1,250,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in RG8 8NT
Claremont House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
Sold Mar 2026
£2,486,160Willow Dene, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
Sold Mar 2025
£1,250,000Terlanen, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
Sold Apr 2024
£1,600,000Ashmead House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
Sold May 2023
£30,0001 Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
Sold Oct 2022
£1,175,000
Versus other Bethesda Street homes
On epc rating, Cherry Tree House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,809
Street avg £4,620
Floor Area
310 m²
Street avg 239 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Years Held
14 years
Street avg 7 years
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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
52/mo
Falling 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







