Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Newman House is a two-bedroom detached house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1019 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 95 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Newman House (25–95 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2009) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (170 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 18.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 22.4% below the postcode norm.
Newman House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Aug 2019
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 August 2019
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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.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£269,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
28 July 2011Most recent
£269,000
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
Newman House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,841
Street avg £4,158
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.5 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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