7 Lardon Cottages, Wallingford Road, Streatley, Reading, RG8 9JU

7 Lardon Cottages is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Streatley, Reading, Reading (RG8 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £736,000 sits 227.1% above the 2000 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 74% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.