7 Lorne Street, Reading, RG1 7YW

7 Lorne Street is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 7YW). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 30 m² this is the 13th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 17–165 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £115,000 is 72.6% below the 2024 sale of £420,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,301/sq ft) was about 608.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £420,000 in September 2024.