First Floor Flat, 21 Mount Pleasant, Reading, RG1 2TF

First Floor Flat is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 2TF). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 247.6% above the 1998 sale of £51,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 34.9% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.