Flat 2, 25 Lorne Street, Reading, RG1 7YW

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 7YW). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–33 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 25 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). Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 168.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £123,000 in August 2020.