Appleby House, Flat 3, 6 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY
About Appleby House
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 1983-1990 and council tax band C. 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. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 98.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Appleby House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Appleby House has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 19 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2021Most recent
£280,000
+21.7%over 7 years22 May 2014
£230,000
+48.9%over 11 years28 August 2002
£154,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5EY: £340,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in RG4 5EY
12 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY
Sold Aug 2024
£401,000Appleby House, Flat 1, 6 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY
Sold Mar 2017
£270,00014 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY
Sold Apr 2015
£291,3008a, Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY
Sold Nov 2014
£335,000Appleby House, Flat 4, 6 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5EY
Sold Oct 2012
£169,000
Versus other Derby Road homes
Appleby House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,912
Street avg £2,915
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Rufus Isaacs Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







