12a, Bridge Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8AA

12a is a mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 36.7% below the 2018 sale of £270,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£660/sq ft) was about 82.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018.