1 Devitt Close, Reading, RG2 8EF

1 Devitt Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG2 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 sits 150.8% above the 2006 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 44.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.