51 Salisbury Road, Reading, RG30 1BW

51 Salisbury Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 53 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 27 units on file.

Held since September 1995 — that's 31 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 £198,000 sits 288.2% above the 1995 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 55.5% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.