15 Arthur Place, Reading, RG1 3JP

15 Arthur Place is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 3JP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

It hasn't traded since July 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 sits 97% above the 2009 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm.