12 Grove Cottages, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8RB

12 Grove Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Emmer Green, Reading, Reading (RG4 8RB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 778 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 68.5% above the 2009 sale of £218,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 13 EPCs).