17 Star Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BG

17 Star Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–124 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 19 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since January 2001 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £196,000 sits 117.8% above the 2001 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 18 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.