5 Archway House, Gosbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8HU

5 Archway House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 9 units on file.

Held since January 2000 — that's 26 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 £188,000 sits 141% above the 2000 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 27.1% below the postcode norm. 12 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.