8 Broadmoor Road, Waltham St Lawrence, Reading, RG10 0HY

8 Broadmoor Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Waltham St. Lawrence, Reading, Reading (RG10 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in May 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2004–2009, sale prices here grew 0.3% per year, broadly in step with Reading's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £762,000 sits 67.5% above the 2009 sale of £455,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.