Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Almshouses is a semi-detached house in Tilehurst, Reading, Reading (RG30 4JR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a G (score 6), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (December 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while 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 69), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across 2008–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year.
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1 Almshouses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 January 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 Almshouses has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
1 Almshouses saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 9 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 9 years.
1 March 2017Most recent
£225,000
+35.5%over 5 years25 March 2011
£166,000
-2.9%over 2 years10 June 2008
£171,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG30 4JR: £203,000 (2024–2018).
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Sold Apr 2024
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Sold Sept 2023
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Sold Jun 2021
4 Almshouses, New Lane Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4JR
Sold Aug 2018
6 Almshouses, New Lane Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4JR
Sold Oct 2008
Years Held for 1 Almshouses runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,357
Street avg £6,200
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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Crime
356/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Haywood Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kennet Valley Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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