Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Emmens Close is a semi-detached house in Checkendon, Reading, Reading (RG8 0TU). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 March 2031
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5 Emmens Close 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.
5 Emmens Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0TU: £425,000 (2025–2021).
10a, Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Jan 2025
9a, Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Sept 2024
9b, Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Feb 2024
14 Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Nov 2023
9 Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Jun 2021
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.1 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB