Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lower Basildon View Cottage, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Property type
Detached
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
About Lower Basildon View Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lower Basildon View Cottage is a detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 March 2032
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lower Basildon View Cottage, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lower Basildon View Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
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£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 August 2022Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9ND: £880,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in RG8 9ND
The Stables, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Nov 2024
£1,100,000Lower Basildon View, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold May 2022
£1,750,000Grove Paddock, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Dec 2021
£880,000Greensleeves, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Feb 2021
£500,000Grove Gardens, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9ND
Sold Sept 2017
£655,000
Versus other Reading Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Lower Basildon View Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,882
Street avg £4,811
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 185 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 11.9 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 6 years
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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.
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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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 9ND from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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