26 Downham Court, Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HP

26 Downham Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG2 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

13 years since the last transfer (May 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 42.4% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.