5 Beecham Road, Reading, RG30 2RA

5 Beecham Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2RA). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in January 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 109.7% above the 2008 sale of £154,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm.