Old School House, Reading Road, Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NN

Old School House is a three-bedroom detached house in Lower Basildon, Reading, Reading (RG8 9NN). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1530 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 21). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £882,000 sits 60.4% above the 2010 sale of £550,000. 11 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.