Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Milldown Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £812,000 is 36.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
5 Milldown Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 September 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has been extended more than once and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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5 Milldown Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price for 5 Milldown Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£812,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.3% per year over 14 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 14.3% per year over 14 years.
20 September 2010Most recent
£595,000
+40.0%over 6 years28 November 2003
£425,000
+26.9%over 3 years14 November 2000
£335,000
+268.1%over 4 years5 September 1996
£91,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0BA: £900,000 (2024–2021).
32 Milldown Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0BA
Sold Oct 2024
19 Milldown Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0BA
Sold Apr 2024
39 Milldown Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0BA
Sold Apr 2024
13 Milldown Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0BA
Sold Sept 2022
45 Milldown Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0BA
Sold Mar 2021
5 Milldown Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,220
Street avg £4,854
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Milldown Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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