26 Grove Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PN

26 Grove Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8PN). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 sits 148.4% above the 2003 sale of £275,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 30.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 144 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 14 EPCs).