Flat, 61 Whitley Street, Reading, RG2 0EG

Flat is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a G (score 5), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 27). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 47 m² this is the 18th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–224 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (5 versus a best of 76).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 27.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 49.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.