8 Captains Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8SZ

8 Captains Gorse is a detached house in Upper Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 8SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £749,000 is 28% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 62.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 148 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (204 m² median across 5 EPCs).