Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£912,000
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£912,000
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The estimate for White Cottage is modelled from its 180 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RG7 6TN. 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.
Floor area
180 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in RG7 6TN
5 sales, median £496,500 (2025–2010)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | 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 |
White Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
10 February 2014Most recent
£500,000
+108.8%over 17 years25 April 1996
£239,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG7 6TN: £496,500 (2025–2010).
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Sold Jul 2025
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Sold Oct 2020
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Sold Dec 2010
Meadow View, Tylers Lane, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TN
Sold Dec 2010
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White Cottage is a detached house in Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6TN). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £912,000 sits 82.4% above the 2014 sale of £500,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2014, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
White Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 February 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
1 application on record at White Cottage, Tylers Lane, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6TN
Garage Conversion, extension to front of garage and raising of roof
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On epc rating, White Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £4,406
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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
1.5 km
Bucklebury flexi area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
St Finian's Catholic Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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