Roselands, Kit Lane, Checkendon, Reading, RG8 0TY

Roselands is a detached house in Checkendon, Reading, Reading (RG8 0TY). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2350 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £928,000 sits 209.3% above the 2009 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 39.5% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.