2a, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NL

2a is a three-bedroom detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 sits 55.5% above the 2014 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 17.4% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014).