Flat 2, 121 Edgehill Street, Reading, RG1 2PU

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 2PU). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 45 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (32–45 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (44 versus a best of 67). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 53 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 42.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £160,000 in August 2018.