2 Avocet Court, Fobney Street, Reading, RG1 6BX

2 Avocet Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG1 6BX). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£761/sq ft) was about 261.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.