8 Dovedale Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7AL

8 Dovedale Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£723/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £669,000.