242a, Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DH

242a is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 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. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £682,000 sits 70.5% above the 2009 sale of £400,000. At 124 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 6 EPCs).