49a, Salisbury Road, Reading, RG30 1BL

49a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 51 m² this is the 11th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–117 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 25 units on file.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 35.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 74.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.