The Elms is a two-bedroom detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. At 114 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in The Elms, where floor areas span 49–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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The Elms's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2023
The Elms has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
Application for listed building consent for the proposed change of use from (A2) professional use to (C3) residential use, to include the creation of 7 luxury flats. ( amendment to previous planning consent LB/2011/1416).
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The Elms valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Habitable Rooms for The Elms runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,035
Street avg £5,403
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Broad Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Proposed change of use from (A2) professional use to (C3) residential use, to include the creation of 7 luxury apartments. (amendment to previous planning consent F/2011/1414).
18 December 2014Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1AB: £340,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
RG40 1LH
Closest school
0.6 km
St Teresa's Catholic Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB