1 Fernbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7HG

1 Fernbrook Road is a semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7HG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in May 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 sits 383% above the 1997 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 63.4% below the postcode norm. At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).