Flat, 28 High Street, Thatcham, RG19 3JD

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Thatcham (RG19 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. At 74 m² this is the 10th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–97 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom.

At 74 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 sits 4100% above the 2016 sale of £5,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£6/sq ft) was about 98.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.