16 Allonby Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3BY

16 Allonby Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Lower Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £700,000 is 12.9% above the 2021 sale price. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £620,000 in June 2021. 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.