10 Beta House, Southcote Road, Reading, RG30 2AR

10 Beta House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the 14th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–51 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 1998 — that's 28 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 £170,000 sits 226.9% above the 1998 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (39 m² median across 21 EPCs).