59b, Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
About 59b
59b is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 7RT). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 54 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–267 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2021. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £280,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
59b 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.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 February 2022Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG4 7RT: £635,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in RG4 7RT
59a, Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
Sold Mar 2022
£248,00047 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
£565,0001 Blenheim Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RT
Sold Oct 2019
£713,000
Versus other Blenheim Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 59b lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
3/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







