Glen Rhyl, Ruscombe Lane, Ruscombe, Reading, RG10 9JN

Glen Rhyl is a four-bedroom detached house in Ruscombe, Reading, Reading (RG10 9JN). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£649/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (169 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.