12 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL

12 Balmore Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8NL). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in March 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £895,000 sits 116.2% above the 2008 sale of £414,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 44.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.