Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Manor House is a detached house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 68 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across The Manor House (66–68 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 60). The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (180 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £310,000 in August 2024.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 September 2033
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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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The Manor House 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.
The Manor House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 16 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 16 years.
27 August 2024Most recent
£310,000
+3.3%over 15 years29 January 2009
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 6UR: £385,000 (2024–2024).
1 Falcon House, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
Sold Nov 2024
2 Falcon House, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
Sold Nov 2024
Falcon Cottage, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
Sold Nov 2024
The Manor House, Apartment 2, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
Sold Sept 2024
1 Hobbs House, Thames Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UR
Sold Aug 2024
EPC Rating for The Manor House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,559
Street avg £4,302
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 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
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sonning Church of England Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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