9 Blackwater Close, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DT

9 Blackwater Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Spencers Wood, Reading, Reading (RG7 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 44.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.