6b, Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY

6b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5EY). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) 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 December 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 63 m² this is the 49th smallest of 58 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–380 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 58 units on file.

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 63 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 57 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 39.4% above the 2007 sale price.