3 Lovegrove Gardens, The Common, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2PH

3 Lovegrove Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Silchester, Reading, Reading (RG7 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 sits 146.7% above the 2007 sale of £167,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 38.5% below the postcode norm. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (148 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.