12 Katesgrove Lane, Reading, RG1 2ND

12 Katesgrove Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 2ND). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 244 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2004–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 50% above the 2011 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£615/sq ft) was about 341.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.