2a, River Road, Reading, RG1 2NF

2a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 2NF). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 51 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 is 30.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 89% above the typical sold price in the postcode.