Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Garton End is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Crays Pond, Reading, Reading (RG8 7QH). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in December 2003. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 sits 120.5% above the 2003 sale of £210,000.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 November 2031
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9 Garton End has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 9 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 9 years.
19 December 2003Most recent
£210,000
+159.3%over 6 years2 July 1997
£81,000
+47.3%over 2 years21 March 1995
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 7QH: £420,000 (2023–2016).
1 Garton End, Crays Pond, Reading, RG8 7QH
Sold Sept 2023
4 Garton End, Crays Pond, Reading, RG8 7QH
Sold Oct 2021
2 Garton End, Crays Pond, Reading, RG8 7QH
Sold Sept 2021
12 Garton End, Crays Pond, Reading, RG8 7QH
Sold Apr 2015
8 Garton End, Crays Pond, Reading, RG8 7QH
Sold May 2009
9 Garton End outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,143
Street avg £3,805
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.2 km
Goring Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Langtree School. 2 schools nearby.
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