71a, Henley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6DS

71a is a detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6DS). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 976 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 sits 60.8% above the 2010 sale of £319,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 7 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).