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4 sales on record
About 23 Buckden Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Buckden Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 4HB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 33.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garageen_bloc
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2026
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Buckden Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2014)
£185,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 23 Buckden Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4HB
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Versus other Buckden Close homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 23 Buckden Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,625
Street avg £3,519
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oak Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG5 4HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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