Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Pound Cottages is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9JH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 106 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 65.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £485,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 April 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 15 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 15 years.
25 May 2021Most recent
£485,000
+73.2%over 14 years14 November 2006
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9JH: £445,740 (2024–2013).
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Sold Mar 2021
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Sold May 2014
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Sold Oct 2013
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Sold Aug 2012
3 Pound Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,575
Street avg £3,888
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
52/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Streatley flexi area — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB