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About 1 Burgess Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Burgess Close is a semi-detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 is 20.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 61.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold January 2022 for £358,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Burgess Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2022RenovationFullApprove
Householder application for the proposed 1no. Juliet Balcony in replacement of existing window.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Burgess Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2022)
£358,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 1 Burgess Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3LJ
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Versus other Burgess Close homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Burgess Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,590
Street avg £3,274
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Thatchers — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG5 3LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 55 points of interest in total.
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