4 Beacon Court, Southcote Road, Reading, RG30 2ER

4 Beacon Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2ER). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 61 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–79 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 12 units on file.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 sits 270% above the 1998 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 53.4% below the postcode norm.