Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Newman House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. At 56 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Newman House, where floor areas span 25–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 6 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (170 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 is 22.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in July 2015.
Newman House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 March 2024
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Newman House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 8 years.
£236,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 8 years.
7 July 2015Most recent
£236,000
+16.3%over 8 years30 April 2007
£203,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0PL: £620,000 (2021–2018).
Newman House, Flat 3, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Jun 2021
Hollybush Lodge, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Dec 2020
Serrania, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Oct 2020
Newman House, Flat 4, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Sept 2020
Stoches, South Stoke Road, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PL
Sold Sept 2018
Price per m²
£4,214
Street avg £3,883
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
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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
0.3 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Langtree School. 3 schools nearby.
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