Flat 2, 208 Tilehurst Road, Reading, RG30 2LY

Flat 2 is a detached house in Reading (RG30 2LY). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 96 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 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 41.1% above the 2007 sale price.