West View, Cock Lane, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6HR

West View is a semi-detached house in Bradfield Southend, Reading, Reading (RG7 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £729,000 sits 50.3% above the 2011 sale of £485,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (June 2011).