5 Market Place is a semi-detached house in Wokingham (RG40 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 236 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (79–236 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2024); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 is 38% below the 2022 sale of £1,050,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 12 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £1,050,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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5 Market Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
5 Market Place has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,050,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Floor Area for 5 Market Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
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
52.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed internal alterations to ground floor to facilitate change of use to office space, plus replacement of existing air conditioning unit at the rear.
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 163320 (Dated 25/01/2017) 4. Proposed routing of the condensate pipe
29 July 2022Most recent
£1,050,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in RG40 1AL: £670,000 (2023–2003).

Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
RG40 1QZ
Closest school
0.4 km
St Teresa's Catholic Academy. 18 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB