Flat 2, 43 Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RA

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very 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 C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 76 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 188.2% above the 2000 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 64.4% below the postcode norm.