31a, Prince Of Wales Avenue, Reading, RG30 2UH

31a is an end-of-terrace house in Reading (RG30 2UH). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 18th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in January 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 57 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 50 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 is 19.2% above the 2000 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 111.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.