Skip to content

Maple House, Flat 5, Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE

Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
60 m²
651 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Maple House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Maple House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 651 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. At 60 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Maple House, where floor areas span 48–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 27 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £279,250.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated
  • BalconyYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Maple House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Maple 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 24 Dec 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

21st century1st Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £885 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Maple House, Flat 5, Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Maple 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£275,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£279,250

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 April 2019Most recent

    £279,250

    +86.2%over 13 years
  2. 15 September 2005

    £150,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 5HE: £420,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Derby Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Maple House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,617

Street avg £3,749

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Maple House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Reading district page.

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

0.3 km

Balmore Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG4 5HE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RG4 5HE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RG4 5HE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Maple House, Flat 5, Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.