1a, Donkin Hill, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5DG

1a is a mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5DG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 75.2% above the 2006 sale of £117,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 35% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).