Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Pound Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9JH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1007 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Last sale on file: £470,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£467/sq ft) was about 81.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
7 Pound Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2021
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 May 2021
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2 applications on record at 7 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 21 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 21 years.
28 March 2021Most recent
£470,000
+44.6%over 9 years11 August 2011
£325,000
+32.7%over 6 years30 November 2004
£245,000
+32.4%over 4 years3 December 1999
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9JH: £445,740 (2024–2013).
8 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH
Sold Jun 2024
3 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH
Sold May 2021
4 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH
Sold May 2014
5 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH
Sold Oct 2013
1 Pound Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JH
Sold Aug 2012
On price per m², 7 Pound Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,025
Street avg £3,824
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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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