9 Blenheim Terrace, Blenheim Place, Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7ST

9 Blenheim Terrace is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7ST). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the 8th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–41 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in March 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 is 18.1% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 76.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.