Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Thatched Cottage, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9NR
1 planning record
Estimated value
£584,000
- Since the 2009 sale (£417,500)+40%
Newest record on this page: November 2009. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
794 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 21
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£584,000
- Against its 2009 sale (£417,500)+40%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Old Thatched Cottage is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9NR. 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
74 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2008
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2009
Recent sales in RG4 9NR
No recent sales of other homes in the postcode
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2009 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
Sales timeline
11 November 2009Most recent
£417,500
+67.0%over 7 years13 February 2002
£250,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Old Thatched Cottage, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9NR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Old Thatched Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old Thatched Cottage is a detached house in Dunsden, Reading, Reading (RG4 9NR). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 794 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 39.9% above the 2009 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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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.
Old Thatched Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2018
Current Certificate
Oct 2008EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F21
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 October 2018
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old Thatched Cottage, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Old Thatched Cottage, Dunsden, Reading, RG4 9NR
1decisions1extensions11documents6nearby
- Sept 2004ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P04/E0915/LB
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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
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Abbey Rugby Club — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Caversham Park Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Caversham Park Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
- St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
- Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km
- Emmer Green Primary SchoolPrimary2.0km
Nearest stops
- Abbey Rugby ClubBus stop300m
- Bird in Hand TurnBus stop827m
- Tower CloseBus stop885m
- Tower CloseBus stop1.0km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences740 reports34%
- Shoplifting372 reports17%
- Anti-social Behaviour210 reports10%
- Other Theft178 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 9NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Old Thatched Cottage is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9NR. 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.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Old Thatched Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Old Thatched Cottage was lodged in October 2008 at band F and expired in October 2018, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Old Thatched Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 8 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 9NR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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