Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9a is a semi-detached house in Checkendon, Reading, Reading (RG8 0TU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2019–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 107.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £420,000.
9a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 November 2032
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9a has no planning applications on record.
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2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price for 9a has grown more than fourfold since the 2019 starting point.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 107.6% per year over 5 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 107.6% per year over 5 years.
1 September 2024Most recent
£420,000
+4100.0%over 5 years21 July 2019
£10,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 0TU: £425,000 (2025–2020).
10a, Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Jan 2025
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
16 Emmens Close, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TU
Sold Feb 2020
9a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,615
Street avg £4,009
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 7 years
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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
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB