45 Howell Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9GN

45 Howell Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Arborfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9GN). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 32.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (January 2016).