Ashdown House, Flat 25, Battle Square, Reading, RG30 1AX

Ashdown House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 61 m² this is the 5th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in Ashdown House, where floor areas span 46–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2024 for £214,000.