Flat 4, 52 High Street, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8BY

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wargrave, Reading, Reading (RG10 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 39 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–43 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 39). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Reading HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £230,000 in June 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.