5 Lea Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LH

5 Lea Road is an end-of-terrace house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 32 m² this is the 4th smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 44 units on file.

Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 sits 78.9% above the 2003 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 123% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.