Smithincott, The Avenue, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6NP

Smithincott is a detached house in Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6NP). It has a recorded floor area of 336 m² (around 3617 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 336 m² the property is well over the postcode median (156 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,672,000 is 35.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £1,230,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.