9 Tanfields, Vachel Road, Reading, RG1 1NX

9 Tanfields is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 1NX). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. At 63 m² this is the 6th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–135 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 14 units on file.

Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 is 44.9% above the 2009 sale price.