Fairholme, Aldermaston Road, Pamber End, Tadley, RG26 5QN

Fairholme is a four-bedroom detached house in Pamber End, Tadley, Tadley (RG26 5QN). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

It hasn't traded since February 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 178 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 sits 301.2% above the 1998 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 61% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.