24 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

24 Cardinal Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 243.6% above the 1998 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. At 112 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 36 EPCs).