12 Dickens Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5LZ

12 Dickens Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 5LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 272.5% above the 1998 sale of £93,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 43.6% below the postcode norm.