1 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ

1 Dickens Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 50.9% above the 2007 sale of £219,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 16 EPCs).