18 Dovecote Road, Reading, RG2 8UJ

18 Dovecote Road is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG2 8UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 373.1% above the 1995 sale of £46,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 59.4% below the postcode norm. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.