15 Birch Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BL

15 Birch Avenue is a detached house in Tilehurst, Reading, Reading (RG30 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 sits 62.6% above the 2016 sale of £313,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.