6 Rowley Road, Reading, RG2 0DR

6 Rowley Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 237.5% above the 2001 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 54.4% below the postcode norm. 10 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.