Flat 2, 23 Alexandra Road, Reading, RG1 5PE

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 5PE). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 56 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (56–90 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 56). The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £232,000 is 31.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (September 2014).