1 Dorchester Court, Liebenrood Road, Reading, RG30 2DS

1 Dorchester Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Reading (RG30 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 54 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in 1 Dorchester Court, where floor areas span 45–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 209.6% above the 1998 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 51.8% below the postcode norm.