Derydene, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AL

Derydene is a three-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£603/sq ft) was about 140.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.