Birch Court, Flat 3, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AE

Birch Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 is 11.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 63.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.