55 Broad Lane, Upper Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6QH

55 Broad Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Upper Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6QH). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.

At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold November 2020 for £855,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.