Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Hartslock View is a semi-detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 June 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,020 · Includes VAT
2 Hartslock View 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.
2 Hartslock View has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 9NP: £420,000 (2025–2001).
Floor Area for 2 Hartslock View lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
2.7 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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