5 Balmore Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8NL

5 Balmore Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Caversham, Reading, Reading (RG4 8NL). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a balcony.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 145 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £869,000 is 12.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £775,000.