5 Chippenham Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 4AY

5 Chippenham Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Lower Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since November 2000 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 sits 176.1% above the 2000 sale of £232,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 40.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.