Douglas Bader Court, Flat 12, Howth Drive, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3AF

Douglas Bader Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Woodley, Reading, Reading (RG5 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the 10th smallest of 54 units on EPC record in Douglas Bader Court, where floor areas span 15–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2008–2016, sale prices here grew -0.3% per year, broadly in step with Reading's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 29.3% below the 2016 sale of £205,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.