Flat 3, 25 Lorne Street, Reading, RG1 7YW

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace 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 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 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). Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 is 15.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 124.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.