5 Crofton Close, Bracknell, RG12 0UR

5 Crofton Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bracknell (RG12 0UR). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 40.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 43.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.