Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Church Croft Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9HU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £644,000 sits 653.2% above the 1996 sale of £85,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 86.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 March 2030
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1 Church Croft Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
26 August 1996Most recent
£85,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9HU: £260,000 (2026–1996).
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Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 schools nearby.
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