Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Elmcroft, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EU
4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Elmcroft
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Elmcroft is a detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 9EU). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£654/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2022 for £795,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
3 Elmcroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Sept 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 September 2027
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Elmcroft, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 applications on record at 3 Elmcroft, Goring, Reading, RG8 9EU
4decisions95documents3nearby
- Jul 2019New BuildFullOutcome in report
Erection of 2 dwellings. (As amended by noise assessment recieved 12th November 2018, further arboricultural and acoustic fence information received 27th March 2019 and revised plans and tree protection information received 4th June 2019).
- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- P18/S2900/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2022Decision
- ConditionsDec 2020Decision
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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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£856,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£795,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 2022Most recent
£795,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9EU: £825,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RG8 9EU
Versus other Elmcroft homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 3 Elmcroft runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,035
Street avg £6,410
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.4 km
Goring & Streatley Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.1 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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 9EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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