12 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

12 Cardinal Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 5th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–145 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 37 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£587/sq ft) was about 106.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.