Flat 2, 168 Castle Hill, Reading, RG1 7RP

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7RP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 42 m² this is the 4th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £147,500. At 42 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 51 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.