Top Flat, 21 Ormsby Street, Reading, RG1 7YR

Top Flat is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7YR). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 33.9% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.