9 Captains Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8SZ
About 9 Captains Gorse
9 Captains Gorse is a five-bedroom detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £990,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,125,000 is 13.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 91.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
9 Captains Gorse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Captains Gorse has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Cedar - crown reduction to reduce the height by 2-3m and lateral reduction of ~1.5m to good, live growth points.
- Council
- 628
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00091/TPW
- Dec 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
Cedar - Fell, excessive shading and needle drop, excessive height, too close to nearby properties, obstructing overhead electricity cables, planted on boundary subject to a retaining wall which is collapsing.
- Council
- 628
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02919/TPW
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Captains Gorse was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 23 years.
£990,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£990,000
+61.0%over 14 years19 August 2007
£615,000
+67.6%over 5 years19 September 2001
£367,000
+32.5%over 2 years29 October 1998
£277,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8SZ: £885,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in RG8 8SZ
7 Captains Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8SZ
Sold Feb 2025
£905,0001 Captains Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8SZ
Sold Jul 2017
£885,0005 Captains Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8SZ
Sold May 2016
£885,0008 Captains Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8SZ
Sold Aug 2014
£585,0003 Captains Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8SZ
Sold Oct 2005
£530,000
Versus other Captains Gorse homes
Price per m² for 9 Captains Gorse runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,470
Street avg £3,833
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 191 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 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
Captains Gorse — 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
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB








