Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Emery Acres is a four-bedroom detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8NY). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,056,000 sits 170.8% above the 2001 sale of £390,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 45.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
12 Emery Acres ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 February 2024
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12 Emery Acres has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 12 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Conversion of garage and carport to study and garage.
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12 Emery Acres valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,056,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
13 September 2001Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8NY: £590,000 (2025–2020).
Redwood, Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Apr 2025
14 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Jan 2023
11 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Oct 2021
8 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Apr 2021
2 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Oct 2020
On price per m², 12 Emery Acres runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,639
Street avg £3,803
Floor Area
238 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
Emery Acres — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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