The Old Tavern, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
About The Old Tavern
The Old Tavern is a detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 978 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
The Old Tavern'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2022
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Planning history
The Old Tavern has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Tavern has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£670,000
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
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Sold May 2014
£380,000
Versus other Reading Road homes
The Old Tavern is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
25 (F)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 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