4 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY

4 Donnington Gardens is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5LY). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 sits 98.7% above the 2007 sale of £225,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.