Garrard House, Flat 12, 30 Garrard Street, Reading, RG1 1NR

Garrard House is a detached house in Reading (RG1 1NR). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band C. At 48 m² this is the 77th smallest of 87 units on EPC record in Garrard House, where floor areas span 30–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 48 m² the property is well over the postcode median (35 m² across 86 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.