2 Bourne Avenue, Reading, RG2 0DU

2 Bourne Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 0DU). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 sits 342.7% above the 1998 sale of £96,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£87/sq ft) was about 61.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.