Oak Cottage, School Road, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0DR

Oak Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Hurst, Reading, Reading (RG10 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£522/sq ft) was about 87.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (162 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017.