44 Shepherds House Lane, Earley, Reading, RG6 1AD

44 Shepherds House Lane is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–178 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 20 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. 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 £220,000 sits 129.3% above the 1998 sale of £95,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 100% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.