Venture Fair, Benson Holme, Padworth, Reading, RG7 4JR

Venture Fair is a detached house in Padworth, Reading, Reading (RG7 4JR). It has a recorded floor area of 315 m² (around 3393 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 47). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in October 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 315 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,272,000 sits 66.3% above the 2009 sale of £765,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 34.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.