5 Christchurch Gardens, Reading, RG2 7AH

5 Christchurch Gardens is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 7AH). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £625,000 sits 56.3% above the 2008 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused.