Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Essex Cottages, Reading Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3BN
4 sales on record2 planning records
Bedrooms
2
Council tax
Band D
About 6 Essex Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Essex Cottages is a two-bedroom property in Burghfield Common, Reading, Reading (RG7 3BN). It has council tax band D. Period features are noted in the property record.
11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Essex Cottages, Reading Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
6 Essex Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 6 Essex Cottages, Reading Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3BN
2decisions2extensions19documents3nearby
- Nov 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extensions.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01971/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 6 Essex Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Last sold (2015)
£460,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2015Most recent
£460,000
+91.7%over 6 years4 September 2008
£240,000
+34.8%over 7 years2 August 2001
£178,000
+92.4%over 3 years12 December 1997
£92,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in RG7 3BN: £207,500 (2016–1995).
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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.
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
Mans Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Garland Junior School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG7 3BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB
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