21 Howell Close, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9GN

21 Howell Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Arborfield, Reading, Reading (RG2 9GN). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 62 m² this is the 15th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 is 18.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.