65 Grange Avenue, Reading, RG6 1DL

65 Grange Avenue is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG6 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 11.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 sits 56.9% above the 2007 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 40.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 25.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 56 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.