156 Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AZ

156 Caversham Road is a mid-terrace house in Reading (RG1 8AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2024–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £554,000 is 30.8% below the 2025 sale of £800,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £800,000 — fresh data. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.