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

2 Beta House is a one-bedroom 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 largest unit on EPC record across 2 Beta House (26–39 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (65 versus a worst of 38). The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £170,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.