3a, Belvedere Drive, Newbury, RG14 7DB

3a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newbury (RG14 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 37 m² this is the 4th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–180 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 13 units on file.

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £156,000 in January 2023. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.