Flat 1, 252 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AB

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 47.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 95.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.