2b, Curzon Street, Reading, RG30 1DB

2b is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 41 m² this is the 12th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 16–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 45 units on file.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 is 32.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£634/sq ft) was about 249.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.