Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Extendable1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Emery Acres
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Emery Acres is a two-bedroom detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8NY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 103.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in October 2020.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Emery Acres's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Apr 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 April 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 2 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
1decisions1extensions14documents6nearby
- Feb 2021PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Single Storey Front Porch and Rear Extension
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02883/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 October 2020Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8NY: £620,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in RG8 8NY
Redwood, Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Apr 2025
£590,00014 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Jan 2023
£790,00011 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Oct 2021
£570,0008 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Apr 2021
£645,00013 Emery Acres, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NY
Sold Sept 2017
£620,000
Versus other Emery Acres homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Emery Acres outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,556
Street avg £3,476
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.
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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8NY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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