5 Holly Close, Bramley, Tadley, RG26 5UG

5 Holly Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bramley, Tadley, Tadley (RG26 5UG). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 69 m² this is the 7th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 103.4% above the 2001 sale of £116,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm.