53 South View Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AJ

53 South View Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £748,000 is 18.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.