13 Copse Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6LX

13 Copse Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £827,000 is 19.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £692,000.