19 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

19 Cardinal Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 47 m² this is the 11th 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, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 sits 255% above the 1996 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 58.3% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).