5 Birch Green, Reading, RG2 8HS

5 Birch Green is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (58–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 sits 53.3% above the 2003 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.