4 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

4 Cardinal Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 408 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 38 m² this is the 4th 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. 8 years since the last transfer (March 2018). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£564/sq ft) was about 99% above the typical sold price in the postcode.