Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Glebe Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold August 2021 for £575,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 February 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 2 Glebe Cottages.
2 applications on record at 2 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Proposed part single storey, part two storey rear extension.
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Latest sale on 2 Glebe Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£631,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 5 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 5 years.
4 August 2021Most recent
£575,000
+79.7%over 5 years25 April 2016
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JA: £300,000 (2024–1999).
4 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Jul 2024
10 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Jun 2021
8 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Jul 2004
9 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Sept 1999
5 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Jan 1996
On floor area, 2 Glebe Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Glebe Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
South Stoke Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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