2 Anvil Close, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1NL

2 Anvil Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1NL). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 sits 315% above the 1997 sale of £147,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 51% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.