34 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DX

34 Friar Street is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 1DX). It has a recorded floor area of 17 m² (around 183 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 17 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 14–41 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 7 units on file.

Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 84% below the 2022 sale of £1,350,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. Last sale on file: £1,350,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.