Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG
EPC B
Estimated value
£393,000
- Against RG4 9RG's recent median (£395,000)-1%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.
Our estimate
£393,000
- Against RG4 9RG's recent median (£395,000)-1%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Essex Way is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9RG. 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
64 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2025
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in RG4 9RG
5 sales, median £395,000 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
1 Essex Way has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 9RG: £395,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RG4 9RG
11 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG
Sold Dec 2025
£400,00013 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG
Sold Oct 2025
£415,00015 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG
Sold Jun 2024
£395,00049 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG
Sold Mar 2024
£242,0005 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG
Sold Mar 2024
£390,000
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- 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 1 Essex Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Essex Way is a detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9RG). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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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.
1 Essex Way ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 February 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Feb 2025from Aug 2013
EPC improved fromD63toB85
Renewable Energy
NoneSolar PV
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Essex Way, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Essex Way has no planning applications on record.
6
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Essex Way homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Essex Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
85 (B)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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
0.1 km
Essex Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Sonning Common Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Sonning Common Primary SchoolPrimary685m
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondary1.2km
- Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
- Peppard Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
Nearest stops
- Essex WayBus stop110m
- Bird Wood CourtBus stop219m
- Westleigh DriveBus stop508m
- Reddish ManorBus stop556m
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 9RG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
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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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 1 Essex Way is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG4 9RG. 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. No sale is recorded for 1 Essex Way, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 1 Essex Way was lodged in February 2025 at band B and is valid until February 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Essex Way. 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 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG4 9RG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Essex Way is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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