Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Croft Drive is a six-bedroom detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 8AN). It has a recorded floor area of 355 m² (around 3821 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 355 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (291 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2019. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,816,000 is 34.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in April 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
1 Croft Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 October 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
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1 application on record at 1 Croft Drive, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8AN
Creation of home office and general use area over existing garage with ground floor linkage to main dwelling
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1 Croft Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,816,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
29 April 2015Most recent
£1,350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8AN: £1,350,000 (2015–2014).
4 Croft Drive, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8AN
Sold Jun 2015
5 Croft Drive, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8AN
Sold May 2015
7 Croft Drive, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8AN
Sold Mar 2015
3 Croft Drive, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8AN
Sold Aug 2014
8 Croft Drive, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8AN
Sold Jul 2014
1 Croft Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,803
Street avg £4,712
Floor Area
355 m²
Street avg 241 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 12 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
0.7 km
Pangbourne Cemetery — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Pangbourne Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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