29 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ER

29 Cardiff Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. 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. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 94.9% above the 2009 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 84 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 12 EPCs).