8 Icarus Court, Sun Street, Reading, RG1 3JX

8 Icarus Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 41 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £157,000 in March 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 83.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.