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About 3 St James Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 St James Close is a detached house in Ruscombe, Reading, Reading (RG10 9LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 123 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £728,000 is 14.6% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £635,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 St James Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 3 St James Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£728,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£635,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other St James Close homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 3 St James Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,163
Street avg £5,141
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Royal Oak — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG10 9LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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