Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Dunluce Gardens is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 43.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £385,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 September 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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1 Dunluce Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price for 1 Dunluce Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 27 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 27 years.
23 November 2022Most recent
£385,000
+54.0%over 16 years13 January 2006
£250,000
+138.1%over 8 years25 September 1997
£105,000
+34.6%over 1 year28 March 1996
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7LA: £370,000 (2025–2017).
2 Dunluce Gardens, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LA
Sold Oct 2025
10 Dunluce Gardens, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LA
Sold Jun 2025
4 Dunluce Gardens, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LA
Sold Feb 2023
9 Dunluce Gardens, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LA
Sold Apr 2022
3 Dunluce Gardens, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LA
Sold May 2017
On co₂ emissions, 1 Dunluce Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,053
Street avg £3,847
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Pangbourne Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB