Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Red House is a four-bedroom detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 212 m² it sits well below the postcode median (387 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,676,000 is 28.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£570/sq ft) was about 76% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
The Red House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 July 2027
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6 applications on record at The Red House, Elvendon Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0DT
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The Red House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
31 January 2018Most recent
£1,300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0DT: £2,350,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold May 2024
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Sold Apr 2024
Elmore House, Elvendon Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0DT
Sold May 2021
Heathercroft House, Elvendon Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0DT
Sold Apr 2021
The Elms, Elvendon Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0DT
Sold Jan 2021
The Red House is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,132
Street avg £3,281
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 390 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Scout Hut — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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