66 Kingsley Close, Reading, RG2 8TX

66 Kingsley Close is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8TX). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–168 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 41 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2016. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 27.6% below the 2022 sale of £262,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£610/sq ft) was about 282.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £262,500 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.