1a, Oak Tree Walk, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BN

1a is a two-bedroom detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. 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 £523,000 sits 253.4% above the 1999 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 48.2% below the postcode norm. At 130 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).