14 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

14 Cardinal Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–145 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 37 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 36.5% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.