Icon House, Flat 35, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1EQ

Icon House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the 6th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in Icon House, where floor areas span 40–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017.