Haydown, Elvendon Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0DT

Haydown is a detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 641 m² (around 6900 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since October 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 641 m² the property is well over the postcode median (384 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £2,688,000 sits 225.8% above the 2008 sale of £825,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 64.2% below the postcode norm. 20 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.