12 Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NG
About 12 Reading Road
12 Reading Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £395,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 is 10.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
12 Reading Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 June 2025
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 12 Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NG
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey, and double storey rear extensions. Conversion of existing outbuilding and proposed new dormer window to front elevation
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01262/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
12 Reading Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 23 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2020Most recent
£395,000
+9.7%over 4 years22 March 2016
£360,000
+44.0%over 12 years12 March 2004
£250,000
+52.1%over 4 years19 November 1999
£164,350
+18.2%over 2 years30 July 1997
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9NG: £708,500 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in RG8 9NG
Dolphins, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NG
Sold Feb 2023
£1,030,0007 Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NG
Sold Sept 2020
£400,000Swan Yard Farm, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NG
Sold Dec 2019
£1,025,000White Lodge, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NG
Sold Feb 2019
£708,5006 Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NG
Sold Sept 2014
£499,999
Versus other Reading Road homes
12 Reading Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,066
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.0 km
Tamarind Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







