12 Hatherley Road, Reading, RG1 5QA

12 Hatherley Road is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5QA). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 sits 116.6% above the 2008 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 31.3% below the postcode norm.