Flat 1, 174 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AZ

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG1 8AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–49 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a C (score 70).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 32% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 48.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.