8 Swift House, Market Place, Wokingham, RG40 1AP
EPC B
About 8 Swift House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Swift House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wokingham (RG40 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 40 m² this is the 4th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.
Sale prices here have outpaced Wokingham HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £180,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Swift House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Swift House, Market Place, Wokingham, RG40 1AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Oct 2011ConditionsIn report
Application for the discharge of condition 9 of planning consent F/2010/1132 for Statement of refuse management strategy.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2022)
£180,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Market Place homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Swift House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,500
Street avg £3,782
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Wokingham district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Broad Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RG40 1AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 48 points of interest in total.
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