Montrose House, Flat 9, Vachel Road, Reading, RG1 1NY

Montrose House is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 1NY). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Montrose House (29–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 58.9% above the 2005 sale of £97,572. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 21.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).