The Elms is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 66 m² this is the 4th 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 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
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 66 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 37 EPCs). On the market in January 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 12.8% above the 2015 sale price.
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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.
£344,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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The Elms outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,621
Street avg £5,381
Floor Area
66 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).
6 January 2015Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG40 1AB: £340,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
1.9 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