Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Kiln Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 9PE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Last sale on file: £325,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 11 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 11.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 April 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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3 Kiln Cottages has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
11 applications on record at 3 Kiln Cottages, Kiln Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 9PE
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 20 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 20 years.
16 September 2021Most recent
£325,000
-3.0%over 7 years22 October 2013
£335,000
+34.0%over 12 years2 August 2001
£250,000
+31.6%30 July 2001
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9PE: £600,000 (2025–2021).
2 Felix Cottages, Kiln Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 9PE
Sold Jun 2025
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Sold Jul 2024
4 Kiln Cottages, Kiln Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 9PE
Sold Sept 2022
2 Kiln Cottages, Kiln Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 9PE
Sold Apr 2022
1 Felix Cottages, Kiln Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 9PE
Sold Sept 2018
Habitable Rooms for 3 Kiln Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,385
Street avg £4,649
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.1 km
Marchwood Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Caversham Park Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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