Amphora, Crays Pond Close, Crays Pond, Reading, RG8 7QJ

Amphora is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Crays Pond, Reading, Reading (RG8 7QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 317 m² (around 3412 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 317 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £867,000 is 44.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 49.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in January 2017. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.