106 Elgar Road, Reading, RG2 0BN

106 Elgar Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–128 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 sits 63.8% above the 2001 sale of £130,000. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.