Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
14a is a five-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6NA). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 230 m² the property is well over the postcode median (152 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £981,000 in February 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,089,000 is 11% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 October 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating controls changed
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2 applications on record at 14a, Woods Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6NA
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14a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£1,089,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.
£981,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.
16 February 2024Most recent
£981,000
+18.9%over 5 years12 February 2019
£825,000
+70.1%over 8 years18 May 2010
£485,000
+34.7%over 6 years29 June 2003
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6NA: £500,000 (2026–2023).
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Sold Jan 2026
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Sold Jun 2024
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Sold Mar 2024
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Sold Mar 2024
15 Woods Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6NA
Sold Nov 2023
Floor Area for 14a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,265
Street avg £5,774
Floor Area
230 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Earlsfield Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Micklands Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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