Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Flowers Piece is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Ashampstead, Reading, Reading (RG8 8SG). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 19 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 55.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2023 for £750,000.
9 Flowers Piece ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 October 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
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Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 application on record at 9 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Proposed two-storey side and rear extension, new open front porch. Widen access and extend dropped kerb.
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Latest sale on 9 Flowers Piece was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£744,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 5 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 5 years.
3 February 2023Most recent
£750,000
+89.9%over 5 years21 November 2017
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8SG: £418,000 (2024–2009).
12 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Dec 2024
25 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Oct 2024
16 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Jun 2023
10 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Jul 2018
11 Flowers Piece, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8SG
Sold Jan 2009
9 Flowers Piece outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £3,586
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Ashampstead flexi area — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Yattendon C.E. Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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