Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£747,000
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£747,000
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The estimate for Bow Cottage is modelled from its 171 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 6UP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
171 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2019
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in RG4 6UP
5 sales, median £485,000 (2025–2023)
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| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
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Bow Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
25 March 2024Most recent
£750,000
+63.0%over 17 years23 August 2006
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6UP: £485,000 (2025–2023).
Holmelea, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold Aug 2025
6 The Mews, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold Mar 2025
2 High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold May 2024
Dorey Cottage, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold Sept 2023
7 High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP
Sold Mar 2022
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Bow Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UP). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £750,000 in March 2024.
Bow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 July 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Bow Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Bow Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,386
Street avg £5,366
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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
0.1 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Sonning Church of England Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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