3 Cardiff Road, Reading, RG1 8ER

3 Cardiff Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 59% above the 2007 sale of £197,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 72.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.