Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Church Cottages, Reading Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3RJ
2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Church Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Church Cottages is a semi-detached house in Burghfield, Reading, Reading (RG30 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on lpg.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
Current Certificate
Oct 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 October 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Church Cottages, Reading Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Church Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 2 Church Cottages, Reading Road, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3RJ
2decisions2extensions40documents2nearby
- Jul 2025ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Single storey rear brick and block extension, with glass bi-fold doors and glass windows above the doors, extending 4.6m from the original house, pitched roof less than 4m high. Dimensions 4.60m x 3.65m x 2.20m
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01268/PASSHE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2026Decision
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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.
2 Church Cottages 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£543,000
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.
Median price across the last 1 sales in RG30 3RJ: £380,000 (2007–2007).
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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
356/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Mearings — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG30 3RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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