Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 4 Glebe Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Glebe Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 86 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £410,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Glebe Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Feb 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 February 2034
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Glebe Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Glebe Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2024)
£410,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2024Most recent
£410,000
+118.1%over 23 years17 August 2000
£188,000
+46.9%over 2 years25 November 1997
£128,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JA: £320,000 (2021–1999).
Nearby sales in RG8 0JA
2 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Aug 2021
£575,00010 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Jun 2021
£392,0008 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Jul 2004
£300,0009 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Sept 1999
£150,0005 Glebe Cottages, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JA
Sold Jan 1996
£82,500
Versus other Wallingford Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 4 Glebe Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
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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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 0JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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