Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Lower Bungalows is a mid-terrace house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 1997, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 4 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 £346,000 sits 401.8% above the 1997 sale of £68,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 37.7% below the postcode norm.
2 Lower Bungalows sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 March 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Solar water heating installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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2 Lower Bungalows 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.
2 Lower Bungalows's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£68,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
2 January 1997Most recent
£68,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0DX: £314,000 (2017–2004).
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Price per m² for 2 Lower Bungalows lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,407
Street avg £3,544
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Elvendon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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