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2 The Orchids, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 The Orchids

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 The Orchids is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 109). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £624,000 is 17.7% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £530,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 The Orchids

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

2 The Orchids's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 The Orchids, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2025
    RenovationOutline
    In report

    The proposal consists of the replacement of two existing roof windows (Velux type) on the rear roof slope of the property with larger top-hung Velux roof windows, model CK06. The new windows will be installed in the same roof plane as the originals and will not project more than 150mm beyond the existing roof slope. The enlargement will be achieved by increasing the size of the existing openings to accommodate the CK06 units. No new building footprint is proposed, and there will be no change to existing access arrangements, no new streets created, no associated hardstanding, no new means of enclosure, and no alteration to the drainage of the land or buildings.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    25/01328/CERTP
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 The Orchids

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£624,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£530,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 February 2021Most recent

    £530,000

    +11.6%over 5 years

  2. 23 July 2015

    £475,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9NL: £475,000 (2022–2014).

On the street

Versus other Reading Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 The Orchids outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,681

Street avg £3,780

Below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

Above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 8 years

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 The Orchids

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Full Reading report

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

Park Wall Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.6 km

Basildon C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 9NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG8 9NL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG8 9NL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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