5 George Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EW

5 George Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5EW). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 78 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 60–183 m². On EPC score it ranks first in the building (80 versus a worst of 71). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in May 2005. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 27.8% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 11 EPCs).