4 Downfield Road, Waltham St Lawrence, Reading, RG10 0HU

4 Downfield Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Waltham St. Lawrence, Reading, Reading (RG10 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 45.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £738,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.