72 Reading Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3DB

72 Reading Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £744,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.