2 Barkwith Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3AZ

2 Barkwith Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 3AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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: 9.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 65.5% above the 2007 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.