Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Cuddesdon Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Woodcote, Reading, Reading (RG8 0SH). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 sits 52.7% above the 2015 sale of £313,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 25.8% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
1 Cuddesdon Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 September 2025
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1 Cuddesdon Close has no planning applications on record.
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1 Cuddesdon Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.
£313,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.
30 July 2015Most recent
£313,000
+255.7%over 19 years12 January 1996
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0SH: £312,500 (2022–2007).
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Sold Dec 2022
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Sold Oct 2019
14 Cuddesdon Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SH
Sold Jun 2016
4 Cuddesdon Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SH
Sold Dec 2006
7 Cuddesdon Close, Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0SH
Sold Nov 2001
On price per m², 1 Cuddesdon Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,130
Street avg £4,694
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.2 km
West Chiltern — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Langtree School. 3 schools nearby.
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