17 Dukes Ride, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2PX

17 Dukes Ride is a three-bedroom detached house in Silchester, Reading, Reading (RG7 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 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 2007–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 sits 67.8% above the 2009 sale of £292,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).