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

5 Melrose Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Arborfield Cross, Reading, Reading (RG2 9PY). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 105 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 31.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.