29 Lightwood, Bracknell, RG12 0TR

29 Lightwood is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bracknell (RG12 0TR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 73 m² this is the 24th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–105 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 (53 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 73 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 36 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £235,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.