Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Chestnut Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 11.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 July 2024
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7 Chestnut Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
7 Chestnut Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 18 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 18 years.
16 March 2018Most recent
£500,000
+26.6%over 3 years30 June 2014
£395,000
+5.3%over 5 years16 December 2008
£375,000
+53.1%over 4 years28 May 2004
£245,000
+32.4%over 4 years11 May 2000
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9JQ: £575,000 (2026–2023).
2 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold May 2026
5 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold Mar 2026
9 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold Oct 2025
3 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold Jul 2024
8 Chestnut Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JQ
Sold Jan 2013
EPC Rating for 7 Chestnut Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,505
Street avg £5,109
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.1 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