Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Baydon Drive, Reading, RG1 6JB
4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Baydon Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Baydon Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 6JB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £625,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£638/sq ft) was about 193% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jan 2025
Current Certificate
Jan 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 January 2025
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Baydon Drive, Reading, RG1 6JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Baydon Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 5 Baydon Drive, Reading, RG1 6JB
2decisions2extensions8documents3nearby
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Remove carport & garage. Construct single storey side extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/16/1741
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Baydon Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2023)
£625,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2023Most recent
£625,000
+5.9%over 2 years11 December 2020
£590,000
-1.7%over 2 years17 May 2018
£599,950
+67.8%over 3 years12 March 2015
£357,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 6JB: £502,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other Baydon Drive homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Baydon Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,868
Street avg £3,579
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
623/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hungerford Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG1 6JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB
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