75 Catherine Street, Reading, RG30 1DG

75 Catherine Street is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–115 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 37 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Held since February 1999 — that's 27 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 £167,000 sits 169.4% above the 1999 sale of £62,000. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.