34a, Chamberlain Gardens, Arborfield Cross, Reading, RG2 9QA

34a is a semi-detached house in Arborfield Cross, Reading, Reading (RG2 9QA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 258.7% above the 1998 sale of £135,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm. At 107 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).