Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Balmaghie, Ambury Road, Aldworth, Reading, RG8 9TL
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Balmaghie
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Balmaghie is a detached house in Aldworth, Reading, Reading (RG8 9TL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
Balmaghie sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2025
Current Certificate
Jan 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 January 2025
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC FNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Balmaghie, Ambury Road, Aldworth, Reading, RG8 9TL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Balmaghie has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Balmaghie, Ambury Road, Aldworth, Reading, RG8 9TL
1decisions1extensions2documents3nearby
- Jul 2003ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01051/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.
Balmaghie has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£653,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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 9TL: £245,000 (2009–1996).
Versus other Ambury Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Balmaghie lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.9 km
The Four Points — bus station.
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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 9TL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB
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