Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Briars Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 7LH). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £475,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £545,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 April 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 1 Briars Close, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LH
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 20 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 20 years.
27 June 2021Most recent
£475,000
+44.0%over 8 years29 October 2012
£329,950
+11.8%over 6 years19 June 2006
£295,000
+19.2%over 2 years1 September 2003
£247,500
+5.3%over 2 years30 August 2001
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7LH: £549,950 (2025–2020).
26 Briars Close, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LH
Sold Feb 2025
13 Briars Close, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LH
Sold Mar 2021
11 Briars Close, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LH
Sold Dec 2020
20 Briars Close, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LH
Sold Sept 2020
5 Briars Close, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LH
Sold Feb 2019
1 Briars Close is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,948
Street avg £4,699
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Pangbourne Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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