Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Forsete Place is a two-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG1 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 621 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2010) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 58 m² this is the 5th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (86 versus a worst of 78).
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £244,086 in March 2020.
6 Forsete Place's carbon output is low for the local stock.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2020
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 March 2020
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6 Forsete Place has no planning applications on record.
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£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 16 years.
£244,086
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 16 years.
12 March 2020Most recent
£244,086
+52.6%over 8 years7 June 2011
£160,000
-8.6%over 7 years6 April 2004
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5QB: £260,000 (2024–2016).
4 Forsete Place, Cardigan Road, Reading, RG1 5QB
Sold Dec 2024
3 Forsete Place, Cardigan Road, Reading, RG1 5QB
Sold Aug 2020
9 Forsete Place, Cardigan Road, Reading, RG1 5QB
Sold Sept 2019
7 Forsete Place, Cardigan Road, Reading, RG1 5QB
Sold Jun 2016
2 Forsete Place, Cardigan Road, Reading, RG1 5QB
Sold Jan 2014
6 Forsete Place outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,230
Street avg £3,359
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Foxhill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Redlands Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
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