8 Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

8 Cardinal Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 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 Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 35 m² this is the 2nd 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 January 2011, 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. At 35 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. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 40.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.