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

15 The Laffords is a four-bedroom detached house in Bradfield Southend, Reading, Reading (RG7 6JD). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £649,000 sits 64.3% above the 2007 sale of £395,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm.