Flat 1, 52 High Street, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8BY

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wargrave, Reading, Reading (RG10 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–43 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 78). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£527/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.