Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Chapel House, Mount Pleasant, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NU
2 planning records
Estimated value
£614,000
- Since the 2007 sale (£395,000)+55%
- Against RG7 5NU's recent median (£267,000)+130%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£614,000
- Against its 2007 sale (£395,000)+55%
- Against RG7 5NU's recent median (£267,000)+130%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Chapel House is modelled from its 138 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 5NU. 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
138 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2007
Recent sales in RG7 5NU
5 sales, median £267,000 (2022–2014)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 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.
Latest sale on Chapel House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
1 July 2007Most recent
£395,000
+58.0%over 1 year24 August 2005
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 5NU: £267,000 (2022–2014).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Chapel House, Mount Pleasant, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NU. 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 Chapel House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chapel House is a four-bedroom detached house in Beenham, Reading, Reading (RG7 5NU). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 28% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 sits 55.4% above the 2007 sale of £395,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Chapel House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 March 2035
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chapel House, Mount Pleasant, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Chapel House has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Chapel House, Mount Pleasant, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NU
2decisions2extensions9documents6nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Jul 2006ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Retrospective. First floor conservatory to replace existing to rear of property
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00905/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionAug 2016Decision
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Versus other Mount Pleasant homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Chapel House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,862
Street avg £4,885
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Recreation Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beenham Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Beenham Primary SchoolPrimary281m
- Woolhampton C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
- Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
Nearest stops
- Recreation GroundBus stop97m
- Victory HallBus stop236m
- Six Bells PHBus stop278m
- Beenham flexi areaBus stop364m
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 5NU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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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 Chapel House is modelled from its 138 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 5NU. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Chapel 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 Chapel House was lodged in March 2025 at band F and is valid until March 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Chapel 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 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 5NU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Chapel House 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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