9 Highdown Avenue, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8QT

9 Highdown Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8QT). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £801,000 sits 84.1% above the 2010 sale of £435,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.