10 The Laffords, Bradfield Southend, Reading, RG7 6JD

10 The Laffords is a five-bedroom detached house in Bradfield Southend, Reading, Reading (RG7 6JD). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £850,000 is 21.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,355/sq ft) was about 404.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £700,000.