Greensleeves, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
About Greensleeves
Greensleeves is a detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 16.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £500,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Greensleeves's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 September 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Greensleeves has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
7 applications on record at Greensleeves, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
- Aug 2009New BuildFullOutcome in report
Construction of a single 4 bedroom dwelling to the rear of Greensleeves with associated parking and amenity. New Access for the existing and proposed dwellings.
- Documents
- 34 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00627/FULD
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJun 2022Decision
- FullSept 2014Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (7 on record)
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Sales history & valuation
Greensleeves's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 16 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£500,000
+19.8%over 5 years13 March 2015
£417,500
+3.9%over 10 years30 September 2004
£402,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9ND: £880,000 (2024–2017).
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£500,000Lower Basildon View, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold May 2022
£1,750,000Grove Paddock, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Dec 2021
£880,000Grove Gardens, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Sept 2017
£655,000
Versus other Reading Road homes
Greensleeves is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,310
Street avg £5,204
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 11.1 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
0.1 km
Hook End Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB