Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Hartslock View, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NP
3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Hartslock View
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Hartslock View is a semi-detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NP). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017). Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 16.7% above the 2017 sale price.
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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.
5 Hartslock View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2025
Current Certificate
Feb 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 February 2025
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Hartslock View, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Hartslock View has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Hartslock View, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NP
1decisions1extensions15documents3nearby
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Double storey rear extension to form large kitchen/dining area and bedroom with ensuite on first floor
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00433/HOUSE
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2017)
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2017Most recent
£420,000
+40.9%over 10 years2 March 2007
£298,000
+105.5%over 5 years17 May 2001
£145,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in RG8 9NP: £425,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Hartslock View homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 5 Hartslock View stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
2.7 km
Basildon C.E. Primary 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 9NP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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