7 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

7 Cardinal Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached 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. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. 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.

It hasn't traded since April 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 sits 52.7% above the 2006 sale of £137,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).