Flat 3, 252 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AB

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG30 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 857 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 80 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (19–80 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (31 versus a best of 52). The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 80 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 35 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 30% above the 2006 sale price.