2 Melrose Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9PZ

2 Melrose Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Arborfield Cross, Reading, Reading (RG2 9PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 568 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 sits 134.9% above the 2002 sale of £174,950. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.