5 Hartslock View, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NP
About 5 Hartslock View
5 Hartslock View is a semi-detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NP). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 51), 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 February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017). Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 is 23.6% above the 2017 sale price.
Energy performance
5 Hartslock View'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Hartslock View has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Double storey rear extension to form large kitchen/dining area and bedroom with ensuite on first floor
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00433/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 16 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2017Most recent
£420,000
+40.9%over 10 years2 March 2007
£298,000
+105.5%over 5 years17 May 2001
£145,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in RG8 9NP: £425,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in RG8 9NP
Versus other Hartslock View homes
On floor area, 5 Hartslock View stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
2.7 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB








