Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Charfield Court is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5RF). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 33 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (26–33 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 65.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2022
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 April 2022
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18 Charfield Court has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 18 Charfield Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£151,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 26 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 26 years.
26 March 2021Most recent
£160,000
+2.6%over 4 years26 July 2016
£156,000
+49.3%over 3 years1 August 2012
£104,500
-5.0%over 4 years25 October 2007
£110,000
+388.9%over 12 years3 August 1995
£22,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 5RF: £132,000 (2024–2016).
17 Charfield Court, Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RF
Sold Nov 2024
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Sold Mar 2023
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Sold Mar 2023
21 Charfield Court, Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RF
Sold Sept 2017
14 Charfield Court, Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RF
Sold Feb 2016
Floor Area for 18 Charfield Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,848
Street avg £3,594
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 29 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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Crime
623/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hamilton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading. 34 schools nearby.
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