8 St James Close, Ruscombe, Reading, RG10 9LJ

8 St James Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Ruscombe, Reading, Reading (RG10 9LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 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. Today's modelled estimate of £975,000 sits 87.5% above the 2010 sale of £520,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 54.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.