5 Barn Close, Reading, RG30 3EE

5 Barn Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 3EE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. 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 £448,000 sits 489.5% above the 1997 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 67.5% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 16 EPCs).