Lower Basildon View, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
About Lower Basildon View
Lower Basildon View is a detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 337 m² (around 3627 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 337 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 6 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). Today's modelled estimate of £2,005,000 is 14.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 23.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £1,750,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Lower Basildon View'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 March 2025
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Lower Basildon View, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
1 live now- Mar 2015FullOutcome in report
Formation of new vehicular access and associated dropped kerb including entrance gates.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/03103/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseMar 2026Decision
- FullAug 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lower Basildon View was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,005,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 May 2022Most recent
£1,750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9ND: £655,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in RG8 9ND
The Stables, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Nov 2024
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Sold Aug 2022
£500,000Grove Paddock, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Dec 2021
£880,000Greensleeves, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Feb 2021
£500,000Grove Gardens, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Sept 2017
£655,000
Versus other Reading Road homes
Floor Area for Lower Basildon View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,193
Street avg £4,984
Floor Area
337 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







