Gayles, Burdens Heath, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SX

Gayles is a detached house in Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since January 1996 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £843,000 sits 602.5% above the 1996 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 76.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.