5 Gloucester Avenue, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9GA

5 Gloucester Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Shinfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9GA). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 66 m² this is the 7th smallest of 57 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–291 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 57 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 56 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 27.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm. Sold February 2022 for £117,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.