640 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EH

640 Oxford Road is a detached house in Reading (RG30 1EH). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–78 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 50.8% below the 2021 sale of £400,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,093/sq ft) was about 280.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 34 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 13 EPCs). Last sale on file: £400,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.