3 Sherwood Street, Reading, RG30 1LJ

3 Sherwood Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 60.1% above the 2007 sale of £183,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.