11 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PY

11 Melrose Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Arborfield Cross, Reading, Reading (RG2 9PY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 is 11.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 113.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 23 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £360,000 in October 2019.