1 The Ashes, The Square, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BF

1 The Ashes is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1BF). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 67.1% above the 2012 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.