19 Blanchard Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4XQ

19 Blanchard Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 4XQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 94.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2021 for £445,000. 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. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.