The Old Exchange, High Street, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6UP

The Old Exchange is a four-bedroom detached house in Sonning, Reading, Reading (RG4 6UP). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in July 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 2008–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,172,000 is 32.4% above the 2012 sale price.