Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 The Orchids, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 The Orchids
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 The Orchids is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 110). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
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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.
1 The Orchids ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2025
Current Certificate
May 2015EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 4 May 2025
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 The Orchids, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 The Orchids 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£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2022)
£550,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 August 2022Most recent
£550,000
+18.0%over 6 years24 September 2015
£466,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9NL: £475,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in RG8 9NL
2 The Orchids, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
Sold Feb 2021
£530,000Dower Cottage, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
Sold Jan 2021
£550,0003 The Orchids, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
Sold Sept 2015
£475,0002a, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL
Sold May 2014
£380,000
Versus other Reading Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 1 The Orchids runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,104
Street avg £3,649
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 9 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
Park Wall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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 9NL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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