Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
53 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY
Extendable1 planning record
Estimated value
£449,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£429,750)+4%
- Against RG7 6EY's recent median (£460,000)-2%
Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
88 m²
947 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£449,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£429,750)+4%
- Against RG7 6EY's recent median (£460,000)-2%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 53 Southend Road is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 6EY. 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
88 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in RG7 6EY
5 sales, median £460,000 (2022–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
24 March 2022Most recent
£429,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 6EY: £460,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in RG7 6EY
52 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY
Sold May 2022
£460,00060 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY
Sold May 2021
£160,000Oakthorpe, Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY
Sold Mar 2021
£525,00048 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY
Sold Sept 2020
£525,0003 Lea House, Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY
Sold Jul 2020
£95,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 53 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY. 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 53 Southend Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
53 Southend Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bradfield Southend, Reading, Reading (RG7 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £429,750 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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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.
53 Southend Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Oct 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 October 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 53 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 53 Southend Road, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6EY
1decisions1extensions14documents9nearby
- Jan 2026PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extension, refurbishment of existing porch and new dropped kerb
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02620/HOUSE
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
- All 1 application on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
- The 14 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Versus other Southend Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
53 Southend Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,884
Street avg £3,754
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
Bradfield Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bradfield C.E. Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary237m
- Beenham Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
Nearest stops
- Bradfield Village HallBus stop84m
- Heath RoadBus stop215m
- The Queens HeadBus stop219m
- Wellington GardensBus stop627m
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 6EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 53 Southend Road is modelled from its 88 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 6EY. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 53 Southend Road. 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 53 Southend Road was lodged in October 2021 at band E and is valid until October 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 53 Southend Road. 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 2 schools and 26 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RG7 6EY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 53 Southend Road 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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