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Get started9 Amherst Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG6 1NU). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £357,000 sits 86.9% above the 2010 sale of £191,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2023
9 Amherst Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 8 years.
£191,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 8 years.
9 Amherst Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,969
Street avg £2,978
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Peters Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
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19 April 2010Most recent
£191,000
+29.9%over 7 years19 September 2002
£147,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG6 1NU: £300,000 (2024–2021).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
RG6 1PJ
Closest school
0.3 km
Alfred Sutton Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB
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