20e, Battle Square, Reading, RG30 1AL

20e is a detached house in Reading (RG30 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2012) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 62 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 61–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (86 versus a worst of 72).

At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£375/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in March 2013.