Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Court Gardens is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 9BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold May 2020 for £258,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 19.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 February 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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1 Court Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 21 years.
£258,500
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 21 years.
17 May 2020Most recent
£258,500
-26.1%over 9 years19 August 2010
£349,950
+14.7%over 2 years28 March 2008
£305,000
+90.7%over 9 years19 February 1999
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9BZ: £475,000 (2024–2020).
5 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold Mar 2024
7 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold May 2023
11 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold Nov 2021
8 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold Mar 2021
3 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold Oct 2020
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Court Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,152
Street avg £4,118
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Milldown Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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