4 Appletree Close, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9NB

4 Appletree Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9NB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 84 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 sits 68.6% above the 2014 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 28.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in February 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.