5 Hill Street, Reading, RG1 2NU

5 Hill Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 2NU). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 35.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 85% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).