1 Beehive Cottages, St Johns Road, Reading, RG1 4EB

1 Beehive Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 4EB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 49.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 29 EPCs).