Stanbury Park, East Lodge, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AJ

Stanbury Park is a detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 140% above the 2011 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 50.5% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.