Berins Ridge, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
About Berins Ridge
Berins Ridge is a semi-detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NN). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 201 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (February 2013). Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £891,000 is 44.9% above the 2013 sale price.
Energy performance
Berins Ridge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2010DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of garage; new entrance from highway; rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00197/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
Berins Ridge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£891,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 8 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
8 February 2013Most recent
£615,000
+48.2%over 7 years14 February 2005
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9NN: £424,500 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 9NN
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£372,000Rose Bank, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
Sold Jun 2019
£537,5003 Tree Cottages, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
Sold Jul 2018
£1,869,444Old School House, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
Sold May 2010
£550,000
Versus other Reading Road homes
Price per m² for Berins Ridge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,060
Street avg £5,188
Floor Area
201 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








