8 Paddock Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BY

8 Paddock Road is a one-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £735,000 is 42.7% above the 2014 sale price.