Darbrook, Basingstoke Road, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1AX

Darbrook is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Three Mile Cross, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1423 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 sits 67.5% above the 2009 sale of £305,000. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2001. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 132 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (156 m² median across 6 EPCs).