6 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
About 6 Emery Acres
6 Emery Acres is a four-bedroom detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8NY). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £842,000 sits 79.1% above the 2015 sale of £470,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
6 Emery Acres sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension, porch and loft conversion
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00797/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
6 Emery Acres valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£842,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 February 2015Most recent
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8NY: £590,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RG8 8NY
Redwood, Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Apr 2025
£590,00014 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Jan 2023
£790,00011 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Oct 2021
£570,0008 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Apr 2021
£645,0002 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Oct 2020
£450,000
Versus other Emery Acres homes
CO₂ Emissions for 6 Emery Acres lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,146
Street avg £3,760
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
0.1 km
Emery Acres — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB








