Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Stubbles is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashampstead, Reading, Reading (RG8 8RP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 511 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 79.2% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 80.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
8 Stubbles's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2019
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 April 2019
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8 Stubbles has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
2 July 2009Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8RP: £450,000 (2023–2001).
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Sold Nov 2023
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Sold May 2021
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Sold Mar 2015
4 Stubbles, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8RP
Sold Aug 2001
7 Stubbles, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8RP
Sold Dec 1997
EPC Rating for 8 Stubbles lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,262
Street avg £3,423
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.9 km
Ashampstead flexi area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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