Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Townsend Cottages, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0HU
1 planning record
Council tax
Band D
About 1 Townsend Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Townsend Cottages is a property in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0HU). It has council tax band D.
Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Townsend Cottages, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Townsend Cottages.
1 application on record at 1 Townsend Cottages, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0HU
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- Sept 2008PorchOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension on the west gable. Replacement oak framed porch including timber posts. (As amended by drawings TC02 rev A and TC03 rev A accompanying letter from applicant dated 19 August 2008).
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- P08/W0916
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Sales history & valuation
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Latest sale on 1 Townsend Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Last sold (2007)
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2007Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0HU: £280,000 (2024–2007).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
South Bank — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
South Stoke Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 0HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
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