5 Brompton Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3XF

5 Brompton Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lower Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 3XF). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since January 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 sits 169.9% above the 2006 sale of £193,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 53.7% below the postcode norm. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.