Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Icknield Cottages, High Street, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JA
8 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 4 Icknield Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Icknield Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9JA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
8 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £542,000 is 37.6% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £394,000 in October 2020.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Nov 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 November 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Icknield Cottages, High Street, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 4 Icknield Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
8 applications on record at 4 Icknield Cottages, High Street, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JA
8decisions6extensions141documents3nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- Sept 2021ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear first floor extension, internal alterations, alterations to rear out building and construction of new brick & flint garden wall
Listed- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01775/LBC2
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2022Decision
- ExtensionMar 2022Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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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£542,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 15 years.
Last sold (2020)
£394,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2020Most recent
£394,000
+45.9%over 14 years13 January 2006
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9JA: £550,250 (2025–2002).
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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
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 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 9JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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