1 Briars Close, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7LH

1 Briars Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Pangbourne, Reading, Reading (RG8 7LH). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Last sale on file: £475,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 is 16.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.