Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Southview House, Farm Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AA
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
197 m²
2120 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Southview House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Southview House is a five-bedroom detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,440,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£604/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £1,280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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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.
Southview House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
May 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 May 2031
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Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Southview House, Farm Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Southview House, Farm Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AA
1decisions1extensions9documents2nearby
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey rear extensions and erection of replacement single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P22/S4237/HH
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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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£1,280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 November 2021Most recent
£1,280,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in RG8 0AA: £367,500 (2020–2002).
Versus other Farm Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Southview House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lockstile Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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 RG8 0AA 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
39.1dB
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