7 Abbey Hall, Abbey Square, Reading, RG1 3FB

7 Abbey Hall is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 3FB). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the 8th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 50 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 is 43% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 40.2% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in January 2014.