8 Garton End, Crays Pond, Reading, RG8 7QH

8 Garton End is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Crays Pond, Reading, Reading (RG8 7QH). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1554 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in May 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 50.2% above the 2009 sale of £305,000.