23 Beecham Road, Reading, RG30 2RA

23 Beecham Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2RA). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a loft.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 46.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 110.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.