Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Oakham, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Oakham
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Oakham is a detached house in South Stoke, Reading, Reading (RG8 0JT). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £788,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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.
Oakham's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Oct 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 October 2034
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Oakham, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Oakham, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
1decisions31documents2nearby
- Feb 2025Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of four new dwellings. (Additional information received 19 March 2025 and as amplified by information received 01 April and 15 May 2025)
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- P25/S0417/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Oakham was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£745,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£788,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2025Most recent
£788,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0JT: £625,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in RG8 0JT
Little Haffets, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Dec 2023
£625,000Byefields, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Mar 2021
£510,000Newlands, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Aug 2020
£352,000Cleeve House, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Oct 2018
£735,000The Laurels, Cross Keys Road, South Stoke, Reading, RG8 0JT
Sold Apr 2018
£735,000
Versus other Cross Keys Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Oakham runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,184
Street avg £3,542
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.2 km
Glebe Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
South Stoke Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 0JT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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