7 Hillcrest, Eversley Road, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PX

7 Hillcrest is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Arborfield Cross, Reading, Reading (RG2 9PX). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 76.7% above the 2010 sale of £275,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 123 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 5 EPCs).