Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Green Acres is a detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JP). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Green Acres's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 August 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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3 applications on record at Green Acres, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
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Green Acres has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£706,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JP: £475,000 (2021–2006).
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Sold Jun 2021
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Sold Dec 2012
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Sold Nov 2009
1 Barr Pond Cottages, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Sold May 2007
Cavendish Cottage, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Sold Jan 2006
On habitable rooms, Green Acres runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.1 km
Ferry Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
South Stoke Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB