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Get started3 Fairview Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 19.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 14% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in October 2016.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Oct 2025
3 Fairview Avenue changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.7% per year over 3 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 19.7% per year over 3 years.
EPC Rating for 3 Fairview Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £4,119
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Anderson Avenue — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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19 October 2016Most recent
£500,000
+19.0%over 1 year11 September 2015
£420,000
+49.5%over 2 years7 August 2013
£281,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG6 1HE: £495,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
RG6 1HD
Closest school
0.4 km
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB
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