Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old Stables is a detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 999 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
The Old Stables sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2020
Certificate validity
Expired on 7 April 2020
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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4 applications on record at The Old Stables, Ferry Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JP
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Replacement of semi-conservatory (now demolished) to east elevation with single-storey gabled entrance porch. Alteration to single-storey part-gabled/part flat-roofed utility room on west elevation to create full-width gable. Rendering to south (street side) elevation and part east elevations. Proposed two storey rear extension and single storey orangery.
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The Old Stables has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£747,000
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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The Old Stables is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 164 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB