Tamar Court, I, Amethyst Lane, Reading, RG30 2EZ

Tamar Court is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 271 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Tamar Court (25–54 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£812/sq ft) was about 271.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.