Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Grove Paddock is a detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,054,000 is 19.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£524/sq ft) was about 34.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £880,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Grove Paddock's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 June 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Grove Paddock has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at Grove Paddock, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Single and two storey extensions to provide new study, dining room and utility at ground floor and enlarged bedroom and en-suite at first floor level.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,054,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£880,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
3 December 2021Most recent
£880,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9ND: £655,000 (2024–2017).
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Sold May 2022
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Sold Sept 2017
CO₂ Emissions for Grove Paddock lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,641
Street avg £4,872
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
Hook End Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 3 schools nearby.
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