Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Tree Cottages is a five-bedroom detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NN). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a C (score 72). Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£636/sq ft) was about 95.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (July 2018). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
3 Tree Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 September 2024
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
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Latest sale on 3 Tree Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,977,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 14 years.
£1,869,444
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 14 years.
1 July 2018Most recent
£1,869,444
+219.6%over 5 years5 July 2012
£585,000
+67.1%over 8 years10 May 2004
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9NN: £372,000 (2025–2017).
2 Tree Cottages, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
Sold Mar 2025
1 Tree Cottages, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
Sold Apr 2023
Rose Bank, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
Sold Jun 2019
Berins Ridge, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
Sold Feb 2013
Old School House, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN
Sold May 2010
Price per m² for 3 Tree Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,848
Street avg £4,241
Floor Area
273 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 9.4 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
Park Wall Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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