Flat 2, 52 Morgan Road, Reading, RG1 5HG

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 5HG). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–75 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since January 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 41.3% above the 2006 sale price.