Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Helidon Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9QN). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold December 2023 for £850,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £938,000 is 10.4% above the 2023 sale price.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 July 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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2 Helidon Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Helidon Cottages, The Coombe, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9QN
Two storey side addition and single storey rear addition
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Price for 2 Helidon Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£938,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 24 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 24 years.
7 December 2023Most recent
£850,000
+19.7%over 5 years26 April 2018
£710,000
+23.1%over 8 years8 January 2010
£577,000
+76.9%over 3 years31 January 2006
£326,100
+163.0%over 5 years3 April 2000
£124,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in RG8 9QN: £692,500 (2025–2025).
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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
The Coombe cul de sac — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School. 2 schools nearby.
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