54 Salisbury Road, Reading, RG30 1BL

54 Salisbury Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 35 m² this is the 2nd 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, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since November 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 sits 260.4% above the 1997 sale of £53,000. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.