27 Moore Close, Slough, SL1 9HJ

27 Moore Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Slough (SL1 9HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the 5th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–154 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 300% above the 1997 sale of £45,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 59.9% below the postcode norm.