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

18 Beta House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 36 m² this is the 7th 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.

It hasn't traded since November 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £143,000 sits 248.8% above the 1998 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 57.8% below the postcode norm.