4 Lincoln Road, Reading, RG2 0EX

4 Lincoln Road is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0EX). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2019 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since November 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 21 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. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 88% above the 2007 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.