Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Alexander Court is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7XZ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–46 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 12 units on file.
Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 183.9% above the 1999 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (38 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2033
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12 Alexander Court has no planning applications on record.
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12 Alexander Court has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£56,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
6 July 1999Most recent
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG1 7XZ: £160,000 (2024–2015).
10 Alexander Court, Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XZ
Sold Aug 2024
5 Alexander Court, Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XZ
Sold May 2022
7 Alexander Court, Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XZ
Sold Sept 2021
8 Alexander Court, Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XZ
Sold Jul 2020
2 Alexander Court, Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XZ
Sold Jul 2015
On floor area, 12 Alexander Court stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,244
Street avg £2,556
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 39 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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Crime
623/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Maitland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School. 35 schools nearby.
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