Appleby House, Flat 2, 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 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 57 m² this is the 3rd 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 across 6 units on file.

Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 88.5% above the 2001 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).