4 River Gardens, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8BX

4 River Gardens is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–232 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in November 2006. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 17 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, a garage conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,041/sq ft) was about 242.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.