Claremont House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
About Claremont House
Claremont House is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 486 m² (around 5231 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 486 m² the property is well over the postcode median (228 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £2,486,160 in March 2026. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 59% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 July 2035
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Planning history
4 applications on record at Claremont House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
- Nov 2015PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension to existing garage and erection of side porch to kitchen door.
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02332/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- FullMar 2022Decision
- Tree WorksJan 2022Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Claremont House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 11 years.
£2,486,160
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
13 March 2026Most recent
£2,486,160
+5.8%over 4 years5 August 2021
£2,350,000
+26.3%over 6 years4 May 2015
£1,860,000
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 Mar 2025
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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
£1,175,000Duck Pond Cottage, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT
Sold Aug 2022
£1,334,500
Versus other Bethesda Street homes
Years Held for Claremont House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,116
Street avg £4,428
Floor Area
486 m²
Street avg 224 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
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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A Local Area 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







