Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
24 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX
4 planning records
Estimated value
£442,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£490,000)-10%
- Against RG1 7XX's recent median (£167,000)+165%
Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
147 m²
1582 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£442,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£490,000)-10%
- Against RG1 7XX's recent median (£167,000)+165%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 24 Baker Street is modelled from its 147 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG1 7XX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
147 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in RG1 7XX
5 sales, median £167,000 (2026–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
24 Baker Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2011.
Sales timeline
27 March 2025Most recent
£490,000
+160.6%over 13 years5 December 2011
£188,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 7XX: £167,000 (2026–2024).
What this page doesn't show
3 potential issues have already been flagged for 24 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- A planning decision worth checkingIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 24 Baker Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
24 Baker Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 7XX). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £490,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
24 Baker Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 August 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 24 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A HMO conversion application was refused at 24 Baker Street in 2026.
4 applications on record at 24 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX
4decisions32documents41nearby
Flagged:HMO conversion
- Nov 2025OutbuildingOutlineOutcome in report
Erection of a single storey outbuilding within the rear garden of the property, incidental to the use of the host dwelling.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- PL/25/1329
- More recent applications — locked
- HMOApr 2026Decision
- OutbuildingFeb 2026Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
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Versus other Baker Street homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 24 Baker Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £3,022
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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
0.2 km
Russell Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oxford Road Community School. 34 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Oxford Road Community SchoolPrimary456m
- Coley Primary SchoolPrimary458m
- Civitas AcademyPrimary488m
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolPrimary491m
Nearest stops
- Russell StreetBus stop159m
- Nags HeadBus stop168m
- Waylen StreetBus stop197m
- Russell StreetBus stop198m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,065 reports33%
- Shoplifting1,458 reports16%
- Anti-social Behaviour868 reports9%
- Public Order811 reports9%
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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 7XX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 24 Baker Street is modelled from its 147 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG1 7XX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 24 Baker Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 24 Baker Street was lodged in August 2022 at band E and is valid until August 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 24 Baker Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 34 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG1 7XX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 24 Baker Street is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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