Appleby House, Flat 1, 6 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY

Appleby House is a two-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5EY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Appleby House, where floor areas span 55–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 59 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 57 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2008–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 77.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).