12 Briar Lea Road, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3SA

12 Briar Lea Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Mortimer Common, Reading, Reading (RG7 3SA). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £600,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 128.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.