16 Austin Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4EJ

16 Austin Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 4EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 77.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £425,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.