18 St Michaels Court, Ruscombe, Reading, RG10 9UF

18 St Michaels Court is a four-bedroom detached house in Ruscombe, Reading, Reading (RG10 9UF). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 sits 76.8% above the 2011 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2011, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.