3 Haywood Court, Reading, RG1 3QF

3 Haywood Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 3QF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 56 m² this is the 7th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since May 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 57.1% above the 2003 sale of £137,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm.