Fairmaple, Chazey Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DS

Fairmaple is a detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 296 m² (around 3186 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 296 m² the property is well over the postcode median (190 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 33.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,275,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.