6 Berstead Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 4DE

6 Berstead Close is a semi-detached house in Lower Earley, Reading, Reading (RG6 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 24 m² (around 258 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 24 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (24–92 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 13 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since December 1999, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £143,000 sits 156.5% above the 1999 sale of £55,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 16.8% below the postcode norm. At 24 m² it sits well below the postcode median (40 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.