16 Chancery Mews, Russell Street, Reading, RG1 7XW

16 Chancery Mews is a one-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG1 7XW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 51 m² this is the 5th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–102 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 (60 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Held since September 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 337.5% above the 1996 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 70.1% below the postcode norm.