Frinton, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AP

Frinton is a three-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £420,000 in February 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 11.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 96.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.