Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 17 Wallingford Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Wallingford Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 103.2% above the 2004 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. At 90 m² it's 19.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 12 EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
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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.
Current Certificate
May 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 May 2034
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Wallingford Road 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.
17 Wallingford Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2004)
£220,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 March 2004Most recent
£220,000
+20.5%over 1 year25 April 2002
£182,500
+97.3%over 5 years17 April 1997
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JD: £425,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 0JD
14 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Nov 2025
£325,0005 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Dec 2024
£457,5009a, Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Apr 2019
£142,5001 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Jun 2018
£425,00015 Wallingford Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JD
Sold Aug 2008
£250,000
Versus other Wallingford Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 17 Wallingford Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,444
Street avg £4,365
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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
Freedom Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
South Stoke Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 0JD 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
38.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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