Flat, 46 Wood Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9SL

Flat is a two-bedroom detached house in Sonning Common, Reading, Reading (RG4 9SL). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–143 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since December 1995 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 119.3% above the 1995 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).