Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Hill Corner Cottages, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8RN
2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About 2 Hill Corner Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Hill Corner Cottages is a semi-detached house in Ashampstead, Reading, Reading (RG8 8RN). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2022
Current Certificate
Apr 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 April 2022
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Hill Corner Cottages, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Hill Corner Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 2 Hill Corner Cottages, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8RN
2decisions2extensions4documents6nearby
- Jun 2003ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erect a timber conservatory to rear of property
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/00173/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJun 2003Decision
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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.
2 Hill Corner Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in RG8 8RN: £470,000 (2018–2003).
Nearby sales in RG8 8RN
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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
0.7 km
Kiln Ride — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG8 8RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB
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