The Elms is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 65 m² this is the 3rd 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 (August 2012) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have lagged Wokingham HPI: -2.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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. At 65 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 37 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2020 at £266,000.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2022
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 latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.1% per year over 6 years.
£266,000
Growth on file: -2.1% per year over 6 years.
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What we flagged
On price per m², The Elms runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,092
Street avg £5,401
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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).
29 April 2020Most recent
£266,000
-11.3%over 5 years14 July 2014
£299,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1AB: £340,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
1.7 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