Arlington, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AE

Arlington is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a basement.

Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 sits 74% above the 2004 sale of £335,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 131 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).