9 Farm Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BA

9 Farm Close is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 sits 165.9% above the 2000 sale of £182,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 37.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).