6 Birch Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LE

6 Birch Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since August 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 sits 56% above the 2010 sale of £323,750. At 74 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 13 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs).