Montrose House, Flat 17, Vachel Road, Reading, RG1 1NY

Montrose House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 1NY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 59 m² this is the 16th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in Montrose House, where floor areas span 29–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 85). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 59 m² the property is well over the postcode median (33 m² across 56 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. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 is 15.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.