Applecroft, Bethesda Street, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8NT

Applecroft is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8NT). It has a recorded floor area of 289 m² (around 3111 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2011) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £1,429,000 sits 62.4% above the 2007 sale of £880,000. At 289 m² it's 25.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (231 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 13 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused.