16 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

16 Cardinal Close is a one-bedroom end-of-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 1976-1982 and council tax band B. 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. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 244.5% above the 1997 sale of £59,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 50.7% below the postcode norm. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.