8 Baron Court, Reading, RG30 2BP

8 Baron Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2BP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–76 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 is 11.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 40.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.