43 Church Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AG

43 Church Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7AG). It has a recorded floor area of 263 m² (around 2831 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 263 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £1,050,000 — fresh data. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,157,000 is 10.2% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.