Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Church Cottage, Church Lane, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9HX
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
About Old Church Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Church Cottage is a detached house in Arborfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9HX). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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.
Old Church Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 October 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2012from Jan 2009
EPC improved fromF28toE43
Main Fuel
OilGas
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Hot Water
AverageGood
Hot water efficiency improved
Oct 2022from Oct 2012
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low Energy Lighting
71%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Church Cottage, Church Lane, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Old Church Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at Old Church Cottage, Church Lane, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9HX
1decisions9nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- May 2015RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Application for listed building consent for the replacement of existing steel crittal and painted timber framed single glazed windows with double glazed timber framed windows and doors plus external redecoration.
ListedNew Windows- Reference
- 150506
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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.
Old Church Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Church Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Old Church Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
327/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG2 9HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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