Old Pump House, Beckfords, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8PB
About Old Pump House
Old Pump House is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8PB). It has a recorded floor area of 310 m² (around 3337 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 310 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,753,000 is 29.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 23.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Old Pump House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Pump House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Old Pump House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,753,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 16 years.
£1,350,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
9 April 2015Most recent
£1,350,000
+12.5%over 7 years9 November 2007
£1,200,000
+45.5%over 5 years26 September 2002
£825,000
+98.8%over 1 year31 January 2001
£415,000
+50.9%over 2 years22 October 1998
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8PB: £670,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 8PB
Draycotts, Beckfords, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8PB
Sold Oct 2023
£1,270,000Emerys Farm, Emerys Lodge, Beckfords, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8PB
Sold Jul 2022
£1,020,0003 Beckfords, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8PB
Sold Jun 2021
£670,0009 Beckfords, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8PB
Sold Sept 2020
£597,000The Dell, Beckfords, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8PB
Sold Oct 2012
£950,000
Versus other Beckfords homes
Old Pump House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,355
Street avg £3,848
Floor Area
310 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
0.2 km
Aldworth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB








