3 Hill Street, Reading, RG1 2NU

3 Hill Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 2NU). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 63.6% above the 2009 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 36 EPCs).