Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Capital Point is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 6QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. At 69 m² this is the 45th smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 45 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Sold July 2021 for £273,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
5 Capital Point's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 May 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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5 Capital Point has no planning applications on record.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 18 years.
£273,500
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 18 years.
14 July 2021Most recent
£273,500
+33.4%over 7 years3 October 2013
£205,000
+5.1%over 9 years23 December 2003
£194,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 6QJ: £190,000 (2025–2024).
39 Capital Point, Temple Place, Reading, RG1 6QJ
Sold Oct 2025
24 Capital Point, Temple Place, Reading, RG1 6QJ
Sold Sept 2025
41 Capital Point, Temple Place, Reading, RG1 6QJ
Sold May 2025
18 Capital Point, Temple Place, Reading, RG1 6QJ
Sold Dec 2024
47 Capital Point, Temple Place, Reading, RG1 6QJ
Sold Feb 2024
Floor Area for 5 Capital Point runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,964
Street avg £3,782
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
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Crime
623/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Katesgrove Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Katesgrove Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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