742 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EH

742 Oxford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 1EH). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 8th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2019. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 42.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.