1 Sackville Street, Reading, RG1 1NT

1 Sackville Street is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 1NT). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 is 50.3% below the 2025 sale of £360,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£904/sq ft) was about 221.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £360,000. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).