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Skagen House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT

EPC B2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor area
327 m²
3520 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 87
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Skagen House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Skagen House is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 327 m² (around 3520 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2018) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.

At 327 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). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 83.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £2,000,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

Current Certificate
Jan 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 23 January 2028

1 year remaining
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Skagen House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at Skagen House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT

2decisions24documents6nearby
  1. Aug 2020
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Garage and Carport

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    20/01142/HOUSE
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

On the street

Versus other Bethesda Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Skagen House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,116

Street avg £4,345

Strongly above

Floor Area

327 m²

Street avg 238 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 8 years

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Skagen House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 8NT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 8NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Skagen House, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.