Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Court Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Court Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 9BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. At 81 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 66–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 72).
Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 92.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sale on file: £425,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- LiftYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Nov 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 November 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Court Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 8 Court Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£425,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2021Most recent
£425,000
+119.1%over 21 years4 August 1999
£194,000
+115.6%26 February 1999
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9BZ: £475,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RG8 9BZ
5 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold Mar 2024
£525,0007 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold May 2023
£475,00011 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold Nov 2021
£540,0003 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold Oct 2020
£450,0001 Court Gardens, Cleeve Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9BZ
Sold May 2020
£258,500
Versus other Cleeve Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 8 Court Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,247
Street avg £3,927
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
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 9BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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80 dB
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