3 Spring Terrace, Reading, RG2 0BD

3 Spring Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 39.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 68.9% below the 2021 sale of £1,040,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,164/sq ft) was about 678.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £1,040,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.