Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
70 Reading Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 7JE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (28 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold February 2026 for £460,000. Across 2000–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 October 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Council records include a two-storey side extension at 70 Reading Road.
1 application on record at 70 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
1 live nowExtension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension with associated fenestration
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 26 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 26 years.
20 February 2026Most recent
£460,000
+50.8%over 15 years29 June 2010
£305,000
-2.6%over 3 years22 August 2006
£313,000
+25.2%over 2 years20 February 2004
£250,000
+35.1%over 3 years10 August 2000
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7JE: £402,500 (2024–2018).
76 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Dec 2024
66 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Apr 2024
78a, Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Aug 2022
82 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Sept 2019
72 Reading Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7JE
Sold Feb 2018
Years Held for 70 Reading Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,610
Street avg £4,939
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Police Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Pangbourne Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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