Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 The Glebe is a semi-detached house in Aldworth, Reading, Reading (RG8 9SH). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2018. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 56 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 13 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 October 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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4 The Glebe 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.
4 The Glebe has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£332,000
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 1 sales in RG8 9SH: £82,150 (2000–2000).
4 The Glebe outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.8 km
The Four Points — bus station.
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