Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Godwins Lodge is a two-bedroom detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9PB). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £755,000 is 14.4% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £660,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
1 Godwins Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 October 2028
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Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
7 applications on record at 1 Godwins Lodge, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9PB
To remove existing garden store and erect a timber summer house study on site.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£755,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 24 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 24 years.
5 April 2022Most recent
£660,000
+230.0%over 24 years16 March 1998
£200,000
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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
1.0 km
Lower Basildon flexi area — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Basildon C.E. Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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