Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
School House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ
Solar panelsEV charger4 sales on record5 planning records
Estimated value
£614,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£517,500)+19%
- Against RG7 1AJ's recent median (£480,000)+28%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
139 m²
1497 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£614,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£517,500)+19%
- Against RG7 1AJ's recent median (£480,000)+28%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for School House is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 1AJ. 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
139 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2009
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in RG7 1AJ
5 sales, median £480,000 (2025–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 5 applications | 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.
School House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
22 August 2024Most recent
£517,500
+8.9%over 8 years1 March 2016
£475,000
+43.9%over 5 years1 August 2010
£330,000
+15.8%over 6 years24 November 2003
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 1AJ: £480,000 (2025–2013).
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Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Dec 2023
£660,000Highfield Cottage, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ
Sold Dec 2017
£465,000Stanbury Park, East Lodge, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ
Sold Sept 2011
£175,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for School House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ. 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 School House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
School House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1497 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels and an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold August 2024 for £517,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 18.6% above the 2024 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageSingle
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- EV chargerYes
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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.
School House'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 10 Sept 2019
Current Certificate
Sept 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 September 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against School House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
School House has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
5 applications on record at School House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ
5decisions1extensions18documents8nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- May 2002OutbuildingHeritageOutcome in report
Proposed erection of detached single garage within curtilage of listed building.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 020827
- More recent applications — locked
- HeritageAug 2006Decision
- Loft ConversionMar 2006Decision
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- All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 8 notable nearby
- The 18 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Versus other Basingstoke Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for School House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,722
Street avg £4,173
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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
150/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hyde End Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Lambs Lane Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Lambs Lane Primary SchoolPrimary996m
- Oakbank SchoolSecondary1.1km
- Grazeley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
- Alder Grove Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km
Nearest stops
- Hyde End RoadBus stop133m
- The SquareBus stop194m
- St Michaels HallBus stop267m
- Clares Green RoadBus stop323m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences769 reports37%
- Anti-social Behaviour327 reports16%
- Criminal Damage & Arson233 reports11%
- Shoplifting167 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 RG7 1AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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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 School House is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 1AJ. 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. 4 sales are recorded for School House. 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 School House was lodged in September 2009 at band E and expired in September 2019, 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. 5 applications are matched to School House. 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 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 1AJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- School House is in council tax band E. 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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