Flat 3, 43 St Johns Road, Reading, RG1 4EB

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 4EB). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 21 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (21–48 m²). The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since March 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 24.7% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£841/sq ft) was about 251% above the typical sold price in the postcode.