27 Alpha House Flats, Kendrick Road, Reading, RG1 5DR

27 Alpha House Flats is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the 21st smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–45 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1995–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 258.8% above the 1997 sale of £34,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 66.2% below the postcode norm.