14 Ducketts Mead, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9GY

14 Ducketts Mead is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shinfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9GY). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Held since June 2008 — that's 18 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. Across 2007–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £365,000 sits 60.8% above the 2008 sale of £227,000. At 67 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 56 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.