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

9 Beta House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 1999, a hold of 27 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 £177,000 sits 172.3% above the 1999 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (39 m² median across 21 EPCs).