6 Folk House, Church Street, Reading, RG1 2SB

6 Folk House is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 2SB). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 82 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (65 versus a worst of 42). The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 82 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 34 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 127.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.