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

13 Beta House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 12th 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 across 22 units on file.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 30.1% above the 2007 sale price.