59a, Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
About 59a
59a is a semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 558 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–267 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £248,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
59a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 September 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
59a has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£248,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 March 2022Most recent
£248,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7RT: £600,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RG4 7RT
31 Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
Sold Feb 2025
£600,00059b, Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
Sold Feb 2022
£280,00047 Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
Sold Dec 2021
£665,00037 Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
Sold Jul 2021
£635,00027 Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
Sold Mar 2021
£565,000
Versus other Blenheim Road homes
59a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
134/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Queen Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Caversham Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







