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

16 Dorchester Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 30th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–65 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 (43 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in December 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 273.2% above the 1997 sale of £56,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 62% below the postcode norm.