Old Elm Tree Cottage, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AZ

Old Elm Tree Cottage is a one-bedroom detached house in Beech Hill, Reading, Reading (RG7 2AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 53.5% above the 2010 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 50.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 6 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. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.