Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Nuthatch is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Checkendon, Reading, Reading (RG8 0SY). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £688,000 is 18.2% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £582,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
3 Nuthatch's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 May 2028
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Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 3 Nuthatch.
1 application on record at 3 Nuthatch, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0SY
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear and front porch extensions.
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3 Nuthatch valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£688,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 11 years.
£582,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 11 years.
1 September 2019Most recent
£582,000
+95.1%over 11 years3 July 2008
£298,372
Median price across the last 4 sales in RG8 0SY: £264,500 (2013–1998).
3 Nuthatch outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.3 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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