Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Reading Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NG). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 sits 50.8% above the 2014 sale of £499,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 139 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in September 2014.
6 Reading Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 April 2024
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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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6 Reading Road 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.
6 Reading Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 4 years.
£499,999
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 4 years.
18 September 2014Most recent
£499,999
+27.7%over 4 years26 May 2010
£391,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9NG: £708,500 (2023–2019).
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EPC Rating for 6 Reading Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,597
Street avg £3,416
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
Tamarind Tree — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB