5 Tippett Rise, Reading, RG2 0DJ

5 Tippett Rise is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 7th smallest of 76 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 76 units on file.

It hasn't traded since May 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 32% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode.