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

16 Beta House is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 39 m² this is the 11th 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. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 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 £161,000 sits 297.5% above the 1997 sale of £40,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm.