Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Heron Shaw is a five-bedroom detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 142 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 46.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 April 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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Price for 5 Heron Shaw has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 19 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 19 years.
1 April 2015Most recent
£535,000
+35.4%over 7 years22 October 2007
£395,000
+213.5%over 11 years30 May 1996
£126,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0AU: £665,000 (2025–2024).
1 Heron Shaw, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AU
Sold Oct 2025
8 Heron Shaw, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AU
Sold Nov 2024
3 Heron Shaw, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AU
Sold Sept 2024
10 Heron Shaw, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AU
Sold Apr 2024
20 Heron Shaw, Goring, Reading, RG8 0AU
Sold Mar 2024
5 Heron Shaw is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,768
Street avg £5,806
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lockstile Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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