498 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EF

498 Oxford Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 201.9% above the 2000 sale of £107,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 51.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.