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

Oaklea is a detached house in Bucklebury, Reading, Reading (RG7 6SX). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £860,000 sits 97.7% above the 2009 sale of £435,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 19.5% below the postcode norm. At 170 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (147 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.