212a, Flat A, Tilehurst Road, Reading, RG30 2LY

212a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Reading (RG30 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 110 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in 212a, where floor areas span 50–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 58). The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66).

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in July 2006. At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 sits 133.7% above the 2006 sale of £111,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 63.2% below the postcode norm.