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

29 Downham Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 53 m² this is the 17th 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 across 34 units on file.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 188.6% above the 1998 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 49.2% below the postcode norm.