208b, Tilehurst Road, Reading, RG30 2LY

208b is a semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 78 m² this is the 24th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 16–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 227.7% above the 1997 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 63.1% below the postcode norm.