6 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

6 Cardinal Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 10th 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.

It hasn't traded since December 2009, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 25.2% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.