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Wakemans, Upper Basildon, Reading

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wakemans, Upper Basildon, Reading · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/reading-west-berkshire/wakemans/

House prices, sold prices and local information for RG8 8JE, RG8 8JD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£280,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£376,096
26 sales
Price range
£270k – £638k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Nov 2025
RG8 8JE

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At a glance

House prices£376k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station32 min walkPangbourne station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Wakemans, Upper Basildon, Reading have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £280,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £331,182. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 42% terraced, 38% semi-detached, 19% detached. Recorded sale prices on Wakemans range from £270,000 to £637,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Wakemans compared

RG8 postcode area£625,449
Reading£485,816
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wakemans has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all RG8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £275,000 (1 sales)2016£275k2017: £336,333 (3 sales)2017£336k2018: £335,000 (2 sales)2018£335k2019: £275,000 (1 sales)2019£275k2020: £335,000 (2 sales)2020£335k2021: £360,000 (3 sales)2021£360k2022: £462,500 (3 sales)2022£463k2023: £377,875 (4 sales)2023£378k2024: £392,500 (1 sales)2024£393k2025: £418,000 (6 sales)2025£418k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£331,18218 Nov 2025
Semi-detached10£412,80013 Oct 2025
Detached5£401,5006 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Wakemans

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
52, Wakemans RG8 8JE 18 Nov 2025£280,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Wakemans RG8 8JE 13 Oct 2025£422,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Wakemans RG8 8JE 6 Jun 2025£480,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Wakemans RG8 8JE 25 Apr 2025£460,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Wakemans RG8 8JE 18 Feb 2025£340,000 TerracedFreehold
29A, Wakemans RG8 8JE 8 Jan 2025£525,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Wakemans RG8 8JE 24 May 2024£392,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
67, Wakemans RG8 8JE 18 Dec 2023£327,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Wakemans RG8 8JE 13 Oct 2023£338,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Wakemans RG8 8JE 24 Aug 2023£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Wakemans RG8 8JE 30 Jun 2023£461,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Wakemans RG8 8JD 2 Dec 2022£637,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Wakemans RG8 8JE 31 Aug 2022£370,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Wakemans RG8 8JE 13 Apr 2022£380,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Wakemans RG8 8JE 17 Aug 2021£275,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Wakemans RG8 8JD 15 Apr 2021£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Wakemans RG8 8JE 22 Mar 2021£290,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Wakemans RG8 8JE 27 Oct 2020£340,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Wakemans RG8 8JE 6 Mar 2020£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Wakemans RG8 8JE 22 Mar 2019£275,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Wakemans RG8 8JE 12 Sep 2018£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Wakemans RG8 8JE 18 Apr 2018£400,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Wakemans RG8 8JE 27 Nov 2017£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Wakemans RG8 8JE 16 Nov 2017£434,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Wakemans RG8 8JE 5 May 2017£295,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Wakemans RG8 8JE 31 Aug 2016£285,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Wakemans RG8 8JE 29 Mar 2016£275,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
35, Wakemans £330,000 (Mar 2020) → £422,500 (Oct 2025) +28%
over 6 yrs
38, Wakemans £400,000 (Apr 2018) → £480,000 (Jun 2025) +20%
over 7 yrs
63, Wakemans £275,000 (Mar 2019) → £340,000 (Feb 2025) +24%
over 6 yrs
67, Wakemans £275,000 (Aug 2021) → £327,000 (Dec 2023) +19%
over 2 yrs
45, Wakemans £290,000 (Mar 2021) → £338,000 (Oct 2023) +17%
over 3 yrs
26, Wakemans £280,000 (Nov 2017) → £385,000 (Aug 2023) +38%
over 6 yrs
66, Wakemans £295,000 (May 2017) → £370,000 (Aug 2022) +25%
over 5 yrs
55, Wakemans £275,000 (Mar 2016) → £340,000 (Oct 2020) → £380,000 (Apr 2022) +38%
over 6 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wakemans

Crime

1 crime was reported within about a mile of Wakemans in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Public order1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Schools near Wakemans

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Pangbourne College 393 pupils Other independent school 11–19 Report 0.7 mi
St Andrew's School 321 pupils Other independent school Christian 2–13 Report 1.0 mi
Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
Pangbourne Primary School 107 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 2.0 mi
Bradfield College 810 pupils Other independent school 13–18 Report 2.0 mi
Whitchurch Primary School 136 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 2.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Pangbourne station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Goring & Streatley station 3.0 mi · 1 hr walk
  • Theale station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wakemans (adj, Pangbourne Road) 2 min walk
  • Wakemans (Opp, Pangbourne Road) 2 min walk
  • Bowden Green (W-bound, Pangbourne Road) 4 min walk
  • Bowden Green (E-bound, Pangbourne Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Boat House Surgery
    Whitchurch Road, Pangbourne, Reading · 1.8 mi
  • Theale Medical Centre
    Englefield Road, Theale, Reading · 3.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Pangbourne · 1.7 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Pangbourne Express Petrol · 2.0 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Theale · 3.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Calcot · 3.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pangbourne Pharmacy · 1.8 mi

Dentists

  • High Street Dental Practice (pangbourne) Ltd · 1.7 mi
  • Dentalcare - Pangbourne · 1.8 mi
  • 1-3 · 3.5 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned80.1%62.5%
Private rented12.0%20.3%
Social rented7.9%17.1%
Households698

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.0%64.1%
Aged 65+20.9%18.6%
Residents1,773

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks89%92%

Share of homes across West Berkshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Wakemans

Ethnic group

HereWest Berkshire
White94.4%91.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%2.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.7%

Religion

HereWest Berkshire
Christian53%49.1%
No religion39.5%41.1%
Not answered5.9%6.1%
Muslim0.7%1.3%
Jewish0.3%–
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Sikh0.2%0.2%

Country of birth

HereWest Berkshire
Born in the UK88%88%
Born outside the UK12%12%

Highest qualification

HereWest Berkshire
Level 4 qualifications and above54.6%37%
Level 3 qualifications14.4%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications11.2%14.5%
No qualifications7.5%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.6%9.9%
Apprenticeship3.4%5.2%
Other qualifications2.2%2.4%

General health

HereWest Berkshire
Very good health58%51%
Good health31.2%34.6%
Fair health8.9%11%
Bad health1.5%2.7%
Very bad health0.3%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Berkshire
2 cars or vans in household45.6%35.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household28%14.5%
1 car or van in household24.8%38.3%
No cars or vans in household1.6%12.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of West Berkshire.

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