44 Martineau Lane, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0SF

44 Martineau Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Hurst, Reading, Reading (RG10 0SF). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 85.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £766,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.