11a, Rickman Close, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PS

11a is a four-bedroom detached house in Arborfield Cross, Reading, Reading (RG2 9PS). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 sits 298.2% above the 1998 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 68% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.