8 Curzon Street, Reading, RG30 1DB

8 Curzon Street is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 4th 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.

Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 35.6% below the 2025 sale of £275,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£751/sq ft) was about 313.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £275,000. At 34 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). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.