8, BOTTISHAM CLOSE, LOWER EARLEY, READING, RG6 4ED - £400,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE is a very small detached house of 74m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £488,971. It was last sold for £400,000 in February 2020, which was around 36% below the average February 2020 detached price in the Wokingham local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2019, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Wokingham local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2020 12 FEB	£400,000	£629,632	36% below HPI
1998 15 OCT	£122,500	£192,847	36% below HPI

8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Wokingham local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE sales from October 1998 and February 2020 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the October 1998 sale was for 36% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 36% below the HPI over time, until the February 2020 sale, which was also at 36% below the HPI.

What might 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE be worth now?

8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £488,971.

This is based on house price inflation of 22.2%, between February 2020 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Wokingham local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 22.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE of £400,000 on 12th February 2020. For the value to have increased from £400,000 to £488,971 over the three years and two months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wokingham local authority area.
• The February 2020 sale price of £400,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE has not materially changed since February 2020.

How Large is 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE?

8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE is 74m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2019. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Reading, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Reading, and where 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE lies on this distribution: 8% of detached houses houses are smaller than 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE, and 92% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Reading.

8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.065 of an acre, or 264m². The below map shows the location of 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE?

8 BOTTISHAM CLOSE is located in LOWER EARLEY, in the RG6 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 8 on BOTTISHAM CLOSE.