Flat 1, 30 Wallingford Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 0BH

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom detached house in Goring, Reading, Reading (RG8 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 70 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 65–140 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (76 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Poor.

It hasn't traded since September 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 27.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.