Basil Corner, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
About Basil Corner
Basil Corner is a detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2015New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline application for demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2 x dwellings; new access to Church Lane. Matters to be considered Access and layout
- Documents
- 39 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02910/OUTD
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Sales history & valuation
Basil Corner has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9NL: £530,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in RG8 9NL
1 The Orchids, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
Sold Aug 2022
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Sold Feb 2021
£530,000Dower Cottage, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
Sold Jan 2021
£550,0003 The Orchids, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
Sold Sept 2015
£475,0002a, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
Sold May 2014
£380,000
Versus other Reading Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Basil Corner lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Park Wall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








