7 Benson Holme, Padworth, Reading, RG7 4JR

7 Benson Holme is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Padworth, Reading, Reading (RG7 4JR). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 244 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 42). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.

Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 52.3% above the 2010 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£798/sq ft) was about 212.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.