5 The Willows, Brimpton, Reading, RG7 4GY

5 The Willows is a five-bedroom detached house in Brimpton, Reading, Reading (RG7 4GY). It has a recorded floor area of 815 m² (around 8773 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2022 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 815 m² the property is well over the postcode median (207 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £3,055,000 sits 221.6% above the 2011 sale of £950,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 67.6% below the postcode norm. 14 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.